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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 「賞賢罰暴」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「賞賢罰暴」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

Just like rewarding good and punishing evil. It means rewarding good people and good deeds, and punishing bad people and bad deeds.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shǎng xián fá bào

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

seung2 yin4 fat6 bou6

Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.