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Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「貊鄉鼠攘」, explained below.

The idiom 「貊鄉鼠攘」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.

It used to refer to areas where the people were of low morals and scoundrels were rampant.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

mò xiāng shǔ rǎng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

mak6 heung1 syu2 yeung4

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.