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Chinese learning begins with simple characters, progresses to phrases, and culminates in idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms. Today’s focus is 「萬人之敵」. Check below for details.

The featured idiom 「萬人之敵」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

Enemy: confrontation. It means that one has great martial arts skills and can defeat strong enemies. It also means being good at commanding troops to resist powerful enemies. Also known as “Ten Thousand Enemies”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wàn rén zhī dí

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

maan6 yan4 ji1 dik6

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.