From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「袒裼裸裎」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「袒裼裸裎」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Tanlu: exposing arms; nude: exposing body. It means taking off clothes and exposing the body, which is impolite.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tǎn tì luǒ chéng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
taan2 sik1 lo2 ching4
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.

