4 characters Idiom and proverb 7 137

Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「因烏及屋」, explained here.

We’re presenting the idiom 「因烏及屋」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

Because of a certain thing, other related things are also included.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yīn wū jí wū

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yan1 wu1 kap6 uk1

With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.