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Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「反裘傷皮」, explained here.

Introducing the idiom 「反裘傷皮」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.

Ancient people wore leather clothes with the fur facing outwards. If they wore them inside out, the fur would be on the inside and the leather would be damaged. A metaphor for being ignorant and not knowing the details.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fǎn qiú shāng pí

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

faan2 kau4 seung1 pei4

Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.