4 characters Idiom and proverb 2 185

We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「三病四痛」, explained below.

This feature highlights the idiom 「三病四痛」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

It means that there are many illnesses.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

sān bìng sì tòng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

saam1 beng6 sei3 tung3

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