4 characters Idiom and proverb 5 959

Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「打牙犯嘴」 and its explanation.

The idiom being introduced now is 「打牙犯嘴」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

A metaphor for making a joke.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dǎ yá fàn zuǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

da2 nga4 faan6/faan2 jeui2

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