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Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「家賊難防」, detailed below.

This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「家賊難防」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

It is not easy to guard against bad guys hiding inside.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiā zéi nán fáng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ga1 chaak2 naan4 fong4

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