Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「含垢藏疾」.
Let’s dive into the idiom 「含垢藏疾」. Its definition and application are outlined below.
Originally it meant that one should be tolerant, but later it was used to refer to tolerance of bad people and bad things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hán gòu cáng jí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ham4 gau3 chong4 jat6
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
