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We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「如見肺肝」, explained below.

This introduction highlights the idiom 「如見肺肝」, with its meaning and examples explained below.

It’s like seeing through the lungs and liver. It is a metaphor that people can see clearly what you are thinking (with a derogatory meaning).

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

rú jiàn fèi gān

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yu4 gin3 fai3 gon1

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.