Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「貪功起釁」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
Today, we explore the idiom 「貪功起釁」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
He stirs up disputes out of greed for achievement.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tān gōng qǐ xìn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
taam1 gung1 hei2 yan6
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.

