Idioms like 「疾不可為」 are key to mastering Chinese. Start from characters, climb to idioms, and explore them with this free resource.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「疾不可為」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Ji: disease; Wei: cure. The disease is incurable.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jí bù kě wéi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jat6 bat1 ho2 wai6/wai4
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.

