We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「以人為鑒」, with its usage explained below.
Today, we explore the idiom 「以人為鑒」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
It means to use other people’s successes and failures as a warning to yourself.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǐ rén wéi jiàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi5 yan4 wai4 gaam3
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
