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Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「蠅頭小楷」, as shown below.

Introducing the Chinese idiom 「蠅頭小楷」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.

Regular Chinese characters as small as a fly’s head.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yíng tóu xiǎo kǎi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ying1/ying4 tau4 siu2 gaai1/kaai2

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.