Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「秋毫勿犯」, detailed below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「秋毫勿犯」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
It means that the military discipline is strict and the interests of the people are not infringed upon in any way. Same as “not harming even the slightest bit”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qiū háo wù fàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chau1 hou4 mat6 faan6/faan2
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
