Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「蠢蠢欲動」, with more below.
Learn about the idiom 「蠢蠢欲動」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
Chunchun: the way a reptile crawls. It is a metaphor for the enemy preparing to attack or the bad guys plotting to cause trouble.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chǔn chǔn yù dòng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cheun2 cheun2 yuk6 dung6
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
