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Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「席地而坐」, with details below.

The idiom 「席地而坐」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.

Generally refers to sitting on the ground.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xí dì ér zuò

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jik6 dei6/dei2 yi4 cho5

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