Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「天真爛漫」, with details below.
The idiom 「天真爛漫」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.
Innocence: refers to a pure heart, without affectation and hypocrisy; Romantic: refers to a frank and natural look. Describes children who are simple-minded, lively and cute, without affectation or hypocrisy.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tiān zhēn làn màn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tin1 jan1 laan6 maan6
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