4 characters Idiom and proverb 12 46

After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「狐鼠之徒」. Meaning and usage are below.

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「狐鼠之徒」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

A metaphor for people of low quality.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

hú shǔ zhī tú

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

wu4 syu2 ji1 tou4

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.