4 characters Idiom and proverb 27 930

After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「濟弱扶傾」. Meaning and usage are below.

Today, we explore the idiom 「濟弱扶傾」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Weak: small and weak; collapse: fall, which is a metaphor for a difficult situation. Help the weak and those in difficult circumstances.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jì ruò fú qīng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jai3 yeuk6 fu4 king1

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.