Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「父債子還」. Explanation below.
We’re presenting the idiom 「父債子還」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
The children are responsible for repaying the debts incurred by their father during his lifetime. It also means that the mistakes of the parents affect their children.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fù zhài zǐ hái
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fu6 jaai3 ji2 waan4
The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.
