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Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「左顧右盼」—details below.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「左顧右盼」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

Gu, Pan: look. Look to the left and right. Describes a person’s proud and complacent expression.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zuǒ gù yòu pàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jo2 gu3 yau6 paan3

Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.