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Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「五虛六耗」, detailed below.

This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「五虛六耗」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

A metaphor for fraud.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wǔ xū liù hào

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ng5 heui1 luk6 hou3

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.