We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「使羊將狼」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「使羊將狼」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
General: to lead and command. Send the sheep to command the wolves. Metaphors are not enough to command. It also means that it is bad to let a kind person control a tyrannical and ambitious person.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shǐ yáng jiāng láng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sai2/si2 yeung4 jeung1 long4
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
