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 「批亢抵巇」, explained below.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「批亢抵巇」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
Still criticizing the arrogant and the empty. A metaphor for seizing the enemy’s weak point and taking advantage of its weakness. It also means to take advantage of any opportunity and make a profit from it.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
pī kàng dǐ xī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
pai1 kong3 dai2 hei1
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
