Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「天怒人怨」, explained below.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「天怒人怨」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
God is angry and the people are resentful. Describes a crime that is so serious that it causes widespread anger.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tiān nù rén yuàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tin1 nou6 yan4 yun3
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.

