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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「聽其自流」.

The idiom 「聽其自流」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.

It means allowing free development without restraint or guidance.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tīng qí zì liú

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

teng1 kei4 ji6 lau4

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.