We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「掉臂不顧」.
The idiom 「掉臂不顧」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
Drop: swing. Waving his arms, not looking back. Describes no favor at all.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
diào bì bù gù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
diu6 bei3 bat1 gu3
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.

