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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「說好嫌歹」, with its usage explained below.

Here’s the idiom 「說好嫌歹」, with its definition and practical application described below.

Say this is good and complain that that is bad. Generally refers to criticism, praise or criticism.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shuō hǎo xián dǎi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

syut3 hou2 yim4 daai2

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.