4 characters Idiom and proverb 26 777

We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「燃萁之敏」, explained below.

Let us introduce the Chinese idiom 「燃萁之敏」, with its explanation and usage provided below.

Later it was used to describe quick thinking.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

rán qí zhī mǐn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yin4 kei4 ji1 man5

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.