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From the basics of characters to complex idioms, Chinese learning can be challenging. This free guide highlights the idiom 「一狐之掖」. Details below.

Here, we present the idiom 「一狐之掖」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

A metaphor for precious things. Same as “a fox’s armpit”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yī hú zhī yè

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yat1 wu4 ji1 yik6

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.