4 characters Idiom and proverb 11 617

Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「東闖西踱」 and how it’s used.

This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「東闖西踱」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

Refers to wandering around blindly.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dōng chuǎng xī duó

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dung1 chong2 sai1 dok6

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