We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「右翦左屠」, explained below.
Here is the Chinese idiom 「右翦左屠」, along with its meaning and how it is used.
It means to annihilate completely.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yòu jiǎn zuǒ tú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yau6 jin2 jo2 tou4
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
