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Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「一饋十起」 below.

In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「一饋十起」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.

Feed: giving food to someone, here it means eating. I have to get up ten times to eat a meal. Describes busy affairs.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yī kuì shí qǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yat1 gwai6 sap6 hei2

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.