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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「披毛戴角」, with its usage explained below.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「披毛戴角」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

Refers to livestock.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

pī máo dài jiǎo

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

pei1 mou1/mou4 daai3 gok3

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.