4 characters Idiom and proverb 19 841

Chinese learning begins with simple characters, progresses to phrases, and culminates in idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms. Today’s focus is 「寒心酸鼻」. Check below for details.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「寒心酸鼻」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

Heart-chilled: trembling in the heart; sour nose: sour nose. Describes the feeling of fear and sadness.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

hán xīn suān bí

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hon4 sam1 syun1 bei6

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