Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「賣李鑽核」 and how it’s used.
Introducing the idiom 「賣李鑽核」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.
First drill the core of the plum, and then sell it to prevent others from getting the good seeds. Describes extreme selfishness.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
mài lǐ zuàn hé
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
maai6 lei5 jyun3 wat6
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.
