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Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「罪當萬死」 and how it’s used.

The Chinese idiom 「罪當萬死」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.

Describes a serious sin.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zuì dāng wàn sǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jeui6 dong3/dong1 maan6 sei2

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.