Your free Chinese learning resource is here! This idiom and proverb series introduces phrases rich in meaning. Today, we explain 「焚藪而田」 and its usage.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「焚藪而田」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Bush, forest bush. It is a metaphor for taking things without leaving any room for others, only caring about immediate benefits and not long-term benefits.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fén sǒu ér tián
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fan4 sau2 yi4 tin4
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
