Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「頑廉懦立」, explained below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「頑廉懦立」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Make the greedy become honest and the timid become independent. In the old days, it was used to describe the great power of influence.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wán lián nuò lì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
waan4 lim4 no6 lap6
Chinese idioms are limitless in number and diversity, presenting endless learning opportunities. These tools are here to help you embrace the beauty of the language.
