4 characters Idiom and proverb 9 136

We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「局地鑰天」, with its usage explained below.

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「局地鑰天」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

Refers to a look of panic.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jú dì yào tiān

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

guk6 dei6/dei2 yeuk6 tin1

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.