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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「輕裘緩轡」.

Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「輕裘緩轡」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

It means light fur coat and loose belt. Describes a calm and composed attitude.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qīng qiú huǎn pèi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

heng1 kau4 wun6 bei3

With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.