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Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「危言正色」, with its explanation below.

Introducing the idiom 「危言正色」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.

Straightforward words and a serious attitude.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wēi yán zhèng sè

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ngai4 yin4 jeng3/jing3 sik1

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.