Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「雁默先烹」. Explanation below.
Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「雁默先烹」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
It is a metaphor that those without talent will be eliminated first.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yàn mò xiān pēng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ngaan6 mak6 sin1 paang1
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.

