We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「喃喃自語」, with its usage explained below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「喃喃自語」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Murmur: talking continuously in a low voice. Talk to yourself quietly.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
nán nán zì yǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
naam4 naam4 ji6 yu5
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.

