4 characters Idiom and proverb 26 464

Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「齒頰生香」 for your learning.

Today’s idiom is 「齒頰生香」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

A fragrance arises at the corner of my mouth. Used to describe something that makes people feel beautiful.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chǐ jiá shēng xiāng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chi2 gaap3 saang1/sang1 heung1

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