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Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「杯羹之讓」 today for free with this guide.

Today’s idiom is 「杯羹之讓」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

It means being held hostage and being ridiculed by others.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bēi gēng zhī ràng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bui1 gang1 ji1 yeung6

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