Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「肘脅之患」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
The idiom 「肘脅之患」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
The disaster is at hand. Same as “trouble at the elbow or armpit”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhǒu xié zhī huàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jaau2/jau2 hip3 ji1 waan6
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.
