Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「吹毛利刃」, explained here.
Here, we present the idiom 「吹毛利刃」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Place the hair on the blade of a knife or sword and blow hard to cut off the hair. Describes a sword as extremely sharp.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chuī máo lì rèn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cheui1 mou4 lei6 yan6
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
