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After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「放蕩形骸」. Meaning and usage are below.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「放蕩形骸」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

The behavior is indulgent and informal.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fàng dàng xíng hái

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fong3 dong6 ying4 haai4

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.