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Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「枉勘虛招」 and how it’s used.

The Chinese idiom 「枉勘虛招」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.

Torture and forced confession.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wǎng kān xū zhāo

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

wong2 ham3 heui1 jiu1

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.