Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「以義斷恩」 for your learning.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「以義斷恩」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Use greater justice to cut off personal favors. It means acting impartially and without favoritism.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǐ yì duàn ēn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi5 yi6 tyun5 yan1
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.
