Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「挾細拿粗」. Explanation below.
The idiom 「挾細拿粗」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.
To hold: to coerce; to make things difficult. A metaphor for looking for trouble; being picky and offensive.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jiā xì ná cū
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hip3 sai3 na2/na4 chou1
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