4 characters Idiom and proverb 14 403

Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「負俗之譏」, detailed below.

Let’s learn about the idiom 「負俗之譏」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

Being ridiculed for not conforming to mainstream customs. Same as “burdened by worldly customs”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fù sú zhī jī

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fu6 juk6 ji1 gei1

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