From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「排糠障風」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「排糠障風」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
The winnowing machine blocks the wind and the chaff cannot be removed. A metaphor for actions that are contrary to the purpose.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
pái kāng zhàng fēng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
paai4 hong1 jeung3 fung1
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.
