Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「打鴨驚鴛」, as shown below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「打鴨驚鴛」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
A metaphor for hitting one person and scaring another. It also refers to the innocent people who are implicated.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dǎ yā jīng yuān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
da2 aap2 geng1 yin1
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.
