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We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「招是搬非」, explained below.

This feature highlights the idiom 「招是搬非」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

Spreading gossip and causing disputes.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhāo shì bān fēi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jiu1 si6 bun1 fei1

The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.