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From the basics of characters to complex idioms, Chinese learning can be challenging. This free guide highlights the idiom 「鄭人買履」. Details below.

Learn about the idiom 「鄭人買履」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.

Used to satirize people who only believe in dogma and ignore reality.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhèng rén mǎi lǚ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jeng6 yan4 maai5 lei5

With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.