Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「諂上欺下」 for your learning.
Today, we explore the idiom 「諂上欺下」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Flattery: to please, to fawn on; bully: to oppress. Please your superiors and bully your subordinates.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chǎn shàng qī xià
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chim2 seung5/seung6 hei1 ha6
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
