We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「引而不發」.
Learn about the idiom 「引而不發」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
Yin: draw the bow; Fa: shoot the arrow. Draw the bow but don’t shoot the arrow. A metaphor for being good at inspiring and guiding. It also means to be prepared but not take action yet, waiting for the right opportunity.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǐn ér bù fā
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yan5 yi4 bat1 faat3
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.
