4 characters Idiom and proverb 20 356

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

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「殘民害物」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

Destroy the people and damage property.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

cán mín hài wù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chaan4 man4 hoi6 mat6

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.