Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「寸男尺女」.
The idiom 「寸男尺女」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
One boy and half girl.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
cùn nán chǐ nǚ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chyun3 naam4 chek3 neui5
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
