We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「以身試險」, explained below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「以身試險」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
身: personally, personally; 試: try. Try to do something that breaks the law yourself. Refers to knowingly committing a crime.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǐ shēn shì xiǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi5 san1 si3 him2
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
