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Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「人自為政」, with details below.

The Chinese idiom 「人自為政」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.

Everyone promotes his own ideas. A metaphor for everyone doing his own thing.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

rén zì wéi zhèng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yan4 ji6 wai6/wai4 jing3

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.