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We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「煎豆摘瓜」.

The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「煎豆摘瓜」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.

A metaphor for relatives killing each other.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiān dòu zhāi guā

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jin1 dau2 jaak6 gwa1

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