4 characters Idiom and proverb 8 809

Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「利時及物」, explained here.

The idiom being introduced now is 「利時及物」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

Refers to saving the world and helping others.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

lì shí jí wù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

lei6 si4 kap6 mat6

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