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Character combinations make words; words evolve into idioms. Learn 「虛懷若穀」 today with this free Chinese resource.

The Chinese idiom 「虛懷若穀」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.

Xu: modest; Gu: valley. The mind is as deep and broad as a valley. Describes being very humble and able to accommodate other people’s opinions.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xū huái ruò yù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

heui1 waai4 yeuk6 guk1

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