After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「功德無量」. Meaning and usage are below.
Discover the idiom 「功德無量」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
All over the world: achievements and virtues; immeasurable: impossible to calculate. In the old days, it meant great merit and kindness. It is now mostly used to praise people doing good things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gōng dé wú liàng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gung1 dak1 mou4 leung4/leung6
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.
