Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「坐於塗炭」, with more below.
Today, we explore the idiom 「坐於塗炭」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Tutan: a metaphor for a dirty place. Sitting on mud and charcoal ash. It is a metaphor for being in an unclean environment and being defiled oneself.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zuò yú tú tàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cho5 yu1 tou4 taan3
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