Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「魚肉百姓」, explained below.
Today’s idiom is 「魚肉百姓」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
Fish: refers to the one who is slaughtered. Later it was used to describe the use of violence to bully and arbitrarily harm innocent people.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yú ròu bǎi xìng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yu4 yuk6 baak3 sing3
The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.
