Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「難得糊塗」. Learn its usage below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「難得糊塗」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
It means that people should pretend to be confused when they should.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
nán dé hú tú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
naan4 dak1 wu4 tou4
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.
