Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「諱惡不悛」.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「諱惡不悛」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
悛: to mend one’s ways, to repent. Insist on doing evil and refuse to repent.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
huì è bù quān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
wai5 ok3 bat1 syun1
Chinese idioms are limitless in number and diversity, presenting endless learning opportunities. These tools are here to help you embrace the beauty of the language.

