We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「鯨吞虎噬」, with its usage explained below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「鯨吞虎噬」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Devour like whales and tigers. It is often used as a metaphor for the annexation of land and property.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jīng tūn hǔ shì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
king4 tan1 fu2 sai6
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
