Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「聽人穿鼻」, explained here.
Here, we present the idiom 「聽人穿鼻」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Listen: let it be; pierce the nose: pierce the nose of an ox. A metaphor for letting others control you.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tīng rén chuān bí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
teng1 yan4 chyun1 bei6
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.
