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Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「破巢餘卵」, with more below.

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「破巢餘卵」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

metaphor for people who survive the destruction of their home or a disaster.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

pò cháo yú luǎn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

po3 chaau4 yu4 leun2

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.