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Chinese learning begins with simple characters, progresses to phrases, and culminates in idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms. Today’s focus is 「枉物難消」. Check below for details.

Let us introduce the Chinese idiom 「枉物難消」, with its explanation and usage provided below.

It means that ill-gotten gains are difficult to spend and will instead bring disaster and misfortune.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wǎng wù nán xiāo

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

wong2 mat6 naan4 siu1

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.