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Here is the Chinese idiom 「毀舟為杕」, along with its meaning and how it is used.
杕, same as “rudder”. Convert the boat to a rudder. Destroying a big thing into a small one is a metaphor for inappropriate behavior that happens at will.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
huì zhōu wéi dì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
wai2 jau1 wai6/wai4 dai6
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
