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

In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「破玩意兒」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.

Poor workmanship; an inferior object.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

pò wán yì ér

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

po3 wun6 yi3 yi4

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.