Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「尤而效之」, explained here.
Let’s learn about the idiom 「尤而效之」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
It refers to intentionally imitating something knowing that it is wrong.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yóu ér xiào zhī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yau4 yi4 haau6 ji1
Chinese idioms are limitless in number and diversity, presenting endless learning opportunities. These tools are here to help you embrace the beauty of the language.

