4 characters Idiom and proverb 23 05

Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「董狐之筆」. Learn its usage below.

This feature highlights the idiom 「董狐之筆」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

Later generations use this term to refer to those who are fair and impartial and do not fabricate false statements based on personal likes and dislikes or interests.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dǒng hú zhī bǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dung2 wu4 ji1 bat1

The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.