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Chinese idioms like 「鼎折餗覆」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「鼎折餗覆」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

It is a metaphor that if one has little strength and heavy responsibilities, disaster will surely occur.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dǐng shé sù fù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ding2 jit3 chuk1 fuk1

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