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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「無傷無臭」, with its usage explained below.

Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「無傷無臭」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

No sound, no smell. It is a metaphor for having no reputation and being unknown.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wú shāng wú chòu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

mou4 seung1 mou4 chau3

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