Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「狗急跳牆」, with details below.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「狗急跳牆」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
It is a metaphor for the bad guys who, when they have no other options left, will do whatever it takes to cause trouble.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gǒu jí tiào qiáng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gau2 gap1 tiu3 cheung4
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
