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Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「蠅糞點玉」, with its explanation below.

This introduction highlights the idiom 「蠅糞點玉」, with its meaning and examples explained below.

Dot: spot, which is extended to mean insult and stain. Fly droppings defile the beautiful jade. A metaphor for bad people framing good people.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yíng fèn diǎn yù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ying1/ying4 fan3 dim2 yuk6

The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.