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After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「謀道作舍」. Meaning and usage are below.

Introducing the Chinese idiom 「謀道作舍」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.

Ask passers-by for advice when building a house. It is a metaphor for there being too many people talking and too many opinions, which makes it impossible to get anything done.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

móu dào zuò shě

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

mau4 dou6 jok3 se3

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.