We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「拔葵啖棗」.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「拔葵啖棗」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Pulling out other people’s vegetables and stealing other people’s dates. A metaphor for petty theft.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bá kuí dàn zǎo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bat6 kwai4 daam6 jou2
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
