Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「積毀消骨」, with details below.
The idiom being introduced now is 「積毀消骨」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
It means that constant slander can destroy a person. Same as “accumulated criticism will destroy one’s character”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jī huì xiāo gǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jik1 wai2 siu1 gwat1
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
