4 characters Idiom and proverb 20 441

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 「焚骨揚灰」, explained below.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「焚骨揚灰」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

Burn the bones and discard the ashes. Describes extreme hatred.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fén gǔ yáng huī

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fan4 gwat1 yeung2/yeung4 fui1

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.