4 characters Idiom and proverb 28 372

Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「隱介藏形」, with details below.

Here’s the idiom 「隱介藏形」, with its definition and practical application described below.

Media: Scale armor. Hide the form so that people cannot see it.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yǐn jiè cáng xíng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yan2 gaai3 chong4 ying4

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.