4 characters Idiom and proverb 5 984

Free Chinese learning materials for you! This series uncovers idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning. Let’s break down 「打街罵巷」 and its usage.

The idiom 「打街罵巷」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.

Street and lane: refers to neighborhoods. Describes the act of making trouble out of nothing, picking trouble, and acting like a scoundrel.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dǎ jiē mà xiàng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

da2 gaai1 ma6 hong6/hong2

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