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 「爭雞失羊」, explained below.
Introducing the idiom 「爭雞失羊」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.
A metaphor for losing the big by greed.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhēng jī shī yáng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jaang1 gai1 sat1 yeung4
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.
