Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「珊珊來遲」, explained here.
Discover the idiom 「珊珊來遲」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
Describes arriving very late. Same as “late arrival”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shān shān lái chí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
saan1 saan1 loi4 chi4
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.
