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Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「狐鳴狗盜」, with details below.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「狐鳴狗盜」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

Refers to people who do evil and steal. A derogatory term used by the rulers of old times to refer to rebels.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

hú míng gǒu dào

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

wu4 ming4 gau2 dou6

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.