4 characters Idiom and proverb 28 239

Character combinations make words; words evolve into idioms. Learn 「趨吉避凶」 today with this free Chinese resource.

This introduction highlights the idiom 「趨吉避凶」, with its meaning and examples explained below.

Seek safety and avoid disaster.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qū jí bì xiōng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

cheui1 gat1 bei6 hung1

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