4 characters Idiom and proverb 5 161

Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「仗氣使酒」, with its explanation below.

Our focus this time is on the idiom 「仗氣使酒」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.

Struggle: rely on, depend on; let: let go. Refers to being willful and drunk.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhàng qì shǐ jiǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jeung3 hei3 sai2/si2 jau2

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.