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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「保盈持泰」.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「保盈持泰」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

Refers to maintaining a stable and prosperous situation.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bǎo yíng chí tài

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bou2 ying4 chi4 taai3

With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.