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Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「耕當問奴」 and how it’s used.

Our focus this time is on the idiom 「耕當問奴」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.

It is a metaphor that one should consult experts before doing anything.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

gēng dāng wèn nú

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gaang1 dong3/dong1 man6 nou4

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.