Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「積毀銷金」.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「積毀銷金」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
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 jīn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jik1 wai2 siu1 gam1
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.
