We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「溫文爾雅」, with its explanation below.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「溫文爾雅」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
Gentle: gentle and polite; elegant: refined. Describes a person with a gentle attitude and polite behavior. It now sometimes also refers to a lack of fighting spirit, a lack of boldness and daring in doing things, and a lack of enterprising spirit.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wēn wén ěr yǎ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
wan1 man4 yi5 nga5
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