Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「名士風流」.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「名士風流」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
The demeanor and habits of celebrities. It means having talent and knowledge but not being bound by etiquette.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
míng shì fēng liú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ming4/meng2 si6/si2 fung1 lau4
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
