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Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「禁暴正亂」. Learn its usage below.

Our focus this time is on the idiom 「禁暴正亂」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.

Ban: stop. Correct: to correct. Suppress violent forces and manage chaotic situations; or eliminate atrocities and eradicate rebellion. Also known as “ban violence and stop chaos”, “ban violence and punish chaos”, “ban chaos and eliminate violence”, “save chaos and eliminate violence”, “eliminate chaos and eliminate violence”, “put an end to chaos and punish violence”, “stop violence

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jìn bào zhèng luàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gam3 bou6 jeng3/jing3 lyun6

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.