Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「驕兵之計」, explained below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「驕兵之計」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
A tactic of deliberately showing weakness to the enemy in order to encourage their pride and make them underestimate the enemy.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jiāo bīng zhī jì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
giu1 bing1 ji1 gai3/gai2
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
