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Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「起根發由」. Explanation below.

Let us introduce the Chinese idiom 「起根發由」, with its explanation and usage provided below.

Metaphor points out the root cause of things.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qǐ gēn fā yóu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hei2 gan1 faat3 yau4

Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.