4 characters Idiom and proverb 4 217

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

Let us introduce the Chinese idiom 「少小無猜」, with its explanation and usage provided below.

Guess: suspicion. It refers to boys and girls playing together when they are young, innocently and without avoiding suspicion.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shǎo xiǎo wú cāi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

siu2 siu2 mou4 chaai1

Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.