Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「掃地無餘」, with more below.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「掃地無餘」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
It means completely clean, without any residue. Same as “sweep away everything”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sǎo dì wú yú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sou3 dei6 mou4 yu4
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.

