4 characters Idiom and proverb 8 337

Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「自相驚憂」. Explanation below.

We’re presenting the idiom 「自相驚憂」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

People themselves disturb each other and cause unrest.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zì xiàng jīng yōu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ji6 seung2 geng1 yau1

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.