Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「慢條絲禮」 and how it’s used.
We’re presenting the idiom 「慢條絲禮」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
Originally it meant to speak and act in an orderly manner, without being hurried. It is now also used to describe speaking and doing things slowly and unhurriedly. Same as “slow and leisurely”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
màn tiáo sī lǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
maan6 tiu4 si1 lai5
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.
