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Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「扞格不入」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
Defend: to cut off; Ge: to be hard; 扞格: to conflict with each other, to be incompatible. Too hard to penetrate. Describes complete disagreement between two parties.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gǎn gé bù rù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gon2 gaak3 bat1 yap6
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.
