4 characters Idiom and proverb 7 904

We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「死告活央」, with its usage explained below.

The idiom 「死告活央」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.

Refers to begging earnestly.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

sǐ gào huó yāng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sei2 gou3 wut6 yeung1

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.