Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「焚林而畋」, detailed below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「焚林而畋」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
It is a metaphor for taking things without leaving any room for others, only caring about immediate benefits and not long-term benefits.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fén lín ér tián
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fan4 lam4 yi4 tin4
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
