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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「綸巾羽扇」, with its usage explained below.

Discover the idiom 「綸巾羽扇」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.

Holding a feather fan and wearing a headscarf with a green silk ribbon. Describes a calm attitude.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

lún jīn yǔ shàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

leun4 gan1 yu5 sin3

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.