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Chinese learning begins with simple characters, progresses to phrases, and culminates in idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms. Today’s focus is 「笨嘴拙舌」. Check below for details.

The idiom being introduced now is 「笨嘴拙舌」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

Clumsy: unfortunate. Describes a person who has no eloquence and is not good at speaking.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bèn zuǐ zhuō shé

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ban6 jeui2 jyut3 sit3

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.