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 「網開一面」, explained below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「網開一面」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
Remove three sides of the bird-catching net and leave only one side. A metaphor for taking a lenient attitude and giving someone a way out.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wǎng kāi yī miàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
mong5 hoi1 yat1 min6
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
