4 characters Idiom and proverb 24 307

Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「福不盈眥」 and its explanation.

This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「福不盈眥」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

It means that blessings, wealth and honor are small and short-lived.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fú bù yíng zì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fuk1 bat1 ying4 ji6

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