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Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「父為子隱」 for your learning.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「父為子隱」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

The father concealed his son’s misdeeds.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fù wéi zǐ yǐn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fu6 wai6/wai4 ji2 yan2

The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.