Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「訶佛罵祖」. Explanation below.
The Chinese idiom 「訶佛罵祖」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.
A Buddhist term that scolds the Buddha and is a metaphor for not being bound by predecessors.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hē fó mà zǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ho1 fat6 ma6 jou2
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
