Chinese learning begins with simple characters, progresses to phrases, and culminates in idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms. Today’s focus is 「以渴服馬」. Check below for details.
This feature highlights the idiom 「以渴服馬」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
Make the horses endure thirst and receive training, so that they will obey orders. It is a metaphor that harsh rule cannot make people truly obedient.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǐ kě fú mǎ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi5 hot3 fuk6 ma5
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
