We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「蒲鞭之罰」, explained below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「蒲鞭之罰」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
A metaphor for being tolerant of the mistakes of subordinates.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
pú biān zhī fá
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
pou4 bin1 ji1 fat6
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
