Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「矜愚飾智」—details below.
The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「矜愚飾智」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.
Pretending to be wise, he parades himself before fools.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jīn yú shì zhì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ging1 yu4 sik1 ji3
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.

