Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「柔茹剛吐」, detailed below.
The featured idiom 「柔茹剛吐」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.
Eat the soft ones and spit out the hard ones. A metaphor for bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
róu rú gāng tǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yau4 yu4 gong1 tou3
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
