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Chinese learning begins with simple characters, progresses to phrases, and culminates in idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms. Today’s focus is 「扭直作曲」. Check below for details.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「扭直作曲」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

A metaphor for confusing right and wrong.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

niǔ zhí zuò qǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

nau2 jik6 jok3 kuk1

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.