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.

