We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「片瓦不留」, explained below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「片瓦不留」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Describes a house that is completely destroyed. Same as “not a single tile remains”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
piàn wǎ bù liú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
pin2/pin3 nga5 bat1 lau4
The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.
