Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「五毒俱全」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「五毒俱全」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Five poisonous animals: mostly refers to five animals: snakes, scorpions, centipedes, geckos, and toads. It refers to breaking the law and doing all kinds of bad things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wǔ dú jù quán
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ng5 duk6 keui1 chyun4
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
