Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「官官相為」, detailed below.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「官官相為」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
Refers to officials covering up for each other. Same as “officials protect each other.”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
guān guān xiàng wéi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gun1 gun1 seung2 wai6/wai4
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.
