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From the basics of characters to complex idioms, Chinese learning can be challenging. This free guide highlights the idiom 「繩墨之言」. Details below.

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「繩墨之言」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

Statements that can serve as a standard and are in line with moral wisdom.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shéng mò zhī yán

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sing2 mak2 ji1 yin4

The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.