Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「有一得一」 below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「有一得一」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Neither add nor subtract, just get what you have.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǒu yī dé yī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yau5 yat1 dak1 yat1
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.
