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We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「邪魔怪道」, explained below.

Let’s learn about the idiom 「邪魔怪道」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

It means evil and crooked ways. Refers to improper words, actions or means.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xié mó guài dào

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

che4 mo1 gwaai3 dou6

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