From the basics of characters to complex idioms, Chinese learning can be challenging. This free guide highlights the idiom 「公私交困」. Details below.
Learn about the idiom 「公私交困」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
Both the public and private sectors are in trouble.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gōng sī jiāo kùn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gung1 si1 gaau1 kwan3
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.

