From the basics of characters to complex idioms, Chinese learning can be challenging. This free guide highlights the idiom 「浮筆浪墨」. Details below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「浮筆浪墨」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Refers to redundant and cumbersome text.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fú bǐ làng mò
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fau4 bat1 long6 mak2
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.

