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.

