Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「刳胎殺夭」.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「刳胎殺夭」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Refers to cruelty and injustice. Same as “disembowelment and burning”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
kū tāi shā yāo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fu1 toi1 saat3 yiu1
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
