4 characters Idiom and proverb 25 926

Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「衝堅毀銳」, with more below.

Here, we present the idiom 「衝堅毀銳」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Break through the enemy’s strong camp and destroy the enemy’s elite troops. Describes an army that is unstoppable. It also describes overcoming difficulties.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chōng jiān huì ruì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chung1 gin1 wai2 yeui6

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