Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「不足為訓」—details below.
Today’s idiom is 「不足為訓」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
足: enough; 訓: rule, model. Not worthy of being followed as a standard or example.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bù zú wéi xùn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bat1 juk1 wai6/wai4 fan3
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