4 characters Idiom and proverb 8 136

Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「百弊叢生」 below.

Here, we present the idiom 「百弊叢生」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Bai: describes a large number; Bi: drawback, harm. All kinds of disadvantages have arisen.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bǎi bì cóng shēng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

baak3 bai6 chung4 saang1/sang1

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