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Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「毫釐不爽」, with its explanation below.

Let’s learn about the idiom 「毫釐不爽」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

Hao: fine hair; fa: hair; shuang: mistake. Describes something that is exactly right.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

háo lí bù shuǎng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hou4 lei4 bat1 song2

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.