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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「才廣妨身」, with its usage explained below.

In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「才廣妨身」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.

Hinder: hinder. Being overconfident about one’s own talents can sometimes be a disadvantage for oneself.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

cái guǎng fáng shēn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

choi4 gwong2 fong4 san1

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.