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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 「彪形大漢」, explained below.

Here is the Chinese idiom 「彪形大漢」, along with its meaning and how it is used.

Biao: a little tiger, a metaphor for a strong body; Han: man. A tall, strong man.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

biāo xíng dà hàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

biu1 ying4 daai6 hon3

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.