Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「焚林而狩」, explained here.
Today, we explore the idiom 「焚林而狩」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
It is a metaphor for taking things without leaving any room for others, only caring about immediate benefits and not long-term benefits.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fén lín ér shòu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fan4 lam4 yi4 sau3
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