Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「雁過拔毛」, with details below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「雁過拔毛」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
It is a metaphor for people who love to take advantage and will seize the opportunity to grab a big profit when they see any benefit.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yàn guò bá máo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ngaan6 gwo3 bat6 mou1/mou4
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
