We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「深文附會」, with its usage explained below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「深文附會」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
To accuse someone of a crime by citing legal provisions in a far-fetched and harsh manner. Same as “deep knowledge of literature and philosophy”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shēn wén fù huì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sam1 man4 fu6 wui5/wui2
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
