4 characters Idiom and proverb 22 612

Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「煙視媚行」 below.

Here’s the idiom 「煙視媚行」, with its definition and practical application described below.

To look at something in a smoky way: to glance at something; to walk slowly: to walk slowly. Describes a shy and unnatural look.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yān shì mèi háng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yin1 si6 mei6 haang4/hong4/hang4

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