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Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「求全之毀」, explained here.

In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「求全之毀」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.

Destroy: slander. In his attempt to preserve his reputation, he ended up being slandered.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qiú quán zhī huì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

kau4 chyun4 ji1 wai2

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.