Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「水火兵蟲」, explained here.
Here’s the idiom 「水火兵蟲」, with its definition and practical application described below.
Refers to the four kinds of disasters that cause damage to ancient books: floods, fires, wars and bookworms. It also refers to various natural and man-made disasters.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shuǐ huǒ bīng chóng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
seui2 fo2 bing1 chung4
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
