Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「鋸牙鉤爪」, with its explanation below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「鋸牙鉤爪」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
A metaphor for people’s cruelty and brutality. It also refers to the armed forces. Same as “Hooked Claw and Saw Tooth”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jù yá gōu zhǎo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
geu3 nga4 ngau1 jaau2
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.
