4 characters Idiom and proverb 10 86

Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「豕分蛇斷」, with more below.

Here, we present the idiom 「豕分蛇斷」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

A metaphor for being fragmented.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shǐ fèn shé duàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chi2 fan1 se4 tyun5

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