From the basics of characters to complex idioms, Chinese learning can be challenging. This free guide highlights the idiom 「剜肉做瘡」. Details below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「剜肉做瘡」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
It’s like cutting flesh to make a sore. It is a metaphor for doing things only considering one side, resulting in the opposite of what was expected.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wān ròu zuò chuāng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
wun1 yuk6 jou6 chong1
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.

