Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「城狐社鼠」, with its explanation below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「城狐社鼠」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
She: land temple. Foxes on the city wall and rats in the temple. A metaphor for a villain who relies on power to do evil and is difficult to get rid of.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chéng hú shè shǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sing4 wu4 se5 syu2
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
