4 characters Idiom and proverb 16 959

Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「馬鹿異形」 and its explanation.

This introduction highlights the idiom 「馬鹿異形」, with its meaning and examples explained below.

The story of Zhao Gao calling a deer a horse is used as a metaphor for confusing right and wrong.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

mǎ lù yì xíng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ma5 luk2 yi6 ying4

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.