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From the basics of characters to complex idioms, Chinese learning can be challenging. This free guide highlights the idiom 「狗皮膏藥」. Details below.

Today, we explore the idiom 「狗皮膏藥」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Traditional Chinese medicine uses dog skin plaster to reduce swelling and relieve pain. A metaphor for deceptive stuff.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

gǒu pí gāo yào

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gau2 pei4 gou1 yeuk6

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.