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We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「破顏微笑」, explained below.

Our focus this time is on the idiom 「破顏微笑」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.

Describes understanding something.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

pò yán wēi xiào

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

po3 ngaan4 mei4 siu3

The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.