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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「將功折罪」.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「將功折罪」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

Use merit to compensate for mistakes.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiāng gōng shé zuì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jeung1 gung1 jit3 jeui6

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.