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Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「人雲亦雲」. Learn its usage below.

This feature highlights the idiom 「人雲亦雲」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

Yun: say; also: also. Just say what others say. It means having no opinion of one’s own and just following others.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

rén yún yì yún

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yan4 wan4 yik6 wan4

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.