We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「以德追禍」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「以德追禍」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
It means that the superiors show inappropriate favors to the subordinates, which will only bring disaster.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǐ dé zhuī huò
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi5 dak1 jeui1 wo6
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
