We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「東門黃犬」, explained below.
The idiom being introduced now is 「東門黃犬」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
It is used as an example of an official who suffers misfortune and regrets it too late to withdraw.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dōng mén huáng quǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dung1 mun4 wong4 hyun2
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