4 characters Idiom and proverb 29 992

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

Here’s the idiom 「齧血沁骨」, with its definition and practical application described below.

Describes extreme honesty.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

niè xuè qìn gǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ngit6 hyut3 sam3 gwat1

The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.