Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「蓬頭曆齒」.
Today, we explore the idiom 「蓬頭曆齒」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
The hair is unkempt and the teeth are sparse. Describes the aging appearance of a person.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
péng tóu lì chǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
pung4 tau4 lik6 chi2
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
