Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「現鐘不打」, with more below.
Learn about the idiom 「現鐘不打」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
It is a metaphor for not making use of something that is already available.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xiàn zhōng bù dǎ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yin6 jung1 bat1 da2
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
