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Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「扶危持顛」, with its explanation below.

We’re presenting the idiom 「扶危持顛」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

Support: to help; hold: to hold, to grasp; overturn: to tip over, to overturn. Refers to saving a country or person in distress.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fú wēi chí diān

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fu4 ngai4 chi4 din1

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.