4 characters Idiom and proverb 1 915

To master Chinese, begin with characters, move to words, and then idioms. Here’s the idiom 「入主出奴」 explained, free of charge.

This feature highlights the idiom 「入主出奴」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

The original meaning is that if you believe in one doctrine, you will inevitably reject another; you will regard the former as the master and the latter as the slave. Later it was used to refer to sectarianism in academic thought.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

rù zhǔ chū nú

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yap6 jyu2 cheut1 nou4

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.