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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 「爭雞失羊」, explained below.

Introducing the idiom 「爭雞失羊」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.

A metaphor for losing the big by greed.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhēng jī shī yáng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jaang1 gai1 sat1 yeung4

The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.