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Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「愛惜羽毛」 for your learning.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「愛惜羽毛」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

Feather: A metaphor for a person’s reputation. It is a metaphor for cherishing one’s reputation and acting with great caution.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

ài xī yǔ máo

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

oi3 sik1 yu5 mou4

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.