Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「沉湎淫逸」, explained below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「沉湎淫逸」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Addicted: obsessed. Addicted to wine and comfort. Describes being too indulgent in wine and women, and being dissolute.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chén miǎn yín yì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cham4 min5 yam4 yat6
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
