4 characters Idiom and proverb 27 473

Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「靜言庸違」, with details below.

Introducing the idiom 「靜言庸違」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.

The words are clever but the actions are perverse. It means saying one thing but doing another.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jìng yán yōng wéi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jing6 yin4 yung4 wai4

Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.