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The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「溢美之辭」, detailing its meaning and use.

In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「溢美之辭」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.

Overflow: water overflows, which is extended to mean excessive. Excessive boasting. Also known as “flattering words”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yì měi zhī cí

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yat6 mei5 ji1 chi4

The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.