Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「心狠手毒」.
Learn about the idiom 「心狠手毒」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
It means cruel and ruthless. He is cruel and ruthless.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xīn hěn shǒu dú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sam1 han2 sau2 duk6
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
