We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「亡國大夫」, with its usage explained below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「亡國大夫」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Refers to the disloyal and unwise ministers of the previous dynasty.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wáng guó dà fū
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
mong4 gwok3 daai6 fu1
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.

