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Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「誨奸導淫」, detailed below.

This introduction highlights the idiom 「誨奸導淫」, with its meaning and examples explained below.

Tempting people to do evil, lewd and other bad things.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

huì jiān dǎo yín

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fui3 gaan1 dou6 yam4

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.