Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「生死予奪」, detailed below.
Introducing the idiom 「生死予奪」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.
Life: let people live; death: execute; give: give; take away: deprive. It describes the fact that the reactionary rulers hold the power over life and death, rewards and punishment.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shēng sǐ yǔ duó
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sang1 sei2 yu6 dyut6
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.
