Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「鴟張魚爛」, explained here.
We’re presenting the idiom 「鴟張魚爛」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
It is a metaphor for being arrogant on the outside but rotten on the inside and causing self-destruction.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chī zhāng yú làn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chi1 jeung1 yu2 laan6
The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.
