Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「厚此薄彼」 today for free with this guide.
The idiom 「厚此薄彼」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
To value or favor one party and despise or neglect the other party. A metaphor for the different treatment of two parties.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hòu cǐ báo bǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hau5 chi2 bok6 bei2
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
