Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「磨踵滅頂」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「磨踵滅頂」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Describes working hard without caring about one’s health. Same as “摸頂放黑”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
mó zhǒng miè dǐng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
mo4 jung2 mit6 ding2/deng2
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
