Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「外寬內忌」, as shown below.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「外寬內忌」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
It means that someone may appear magnanimous on the outside, but is actually very jealous and mean on the inside.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wài kuān nèi jì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ngoi6 fun1 noi6 gei6
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