Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「腹背之毛」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「腹背之毛」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
A metaphor for something insignificant.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fù bèi zhī máo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fuk1 bui3 ji1 mou1/mou4
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.
