We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「龜毛兔角」, with its usage explained below.
Discover the idiom 「龜毛兔角」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
The turtle has hair on its body and the rabbit has horns on its head. A metaphor for something that cannot exist or is in name only.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
guī máo tù jiǎo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gwai1 mou1/mou4 tou3 gok3
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
