4 characters Idiom and proverb 19 972

Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「惡濕居下」 below.

Here’s the idiom 「惡濕居下」, with its definition and practical application described below.

Hates dampness but lives in low-lying areas. A metaphor for actions that are contrary to wishes.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

è shī jū xià

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ok3 sap1 geui1 ha6

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