After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「弱肉強食」. Meaning and usage are below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「弱肉強食」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Originally it referred to the weak animals being eaten by the strong. A metaphor for the weak being swallowed up by the strong.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
ruò ròu qiáng shí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yeuk6 yuk6 keung4 sik6
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.
