4 characters Idiom and proverb 2 976

We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「幺麽小醜」, with its usage explained below.

Here, we present the idiom 「幺麽小醜」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Refers to bad people who can’t do anything.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yāo me xiǎo chǒu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yiu1 mo1 siu2 chau2

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.