Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「棲棲遑遑」—details below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「棲棲遑遑」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Qiqi: looking busy and restless.遑遑: looking hurried and uneasy. Busy and restless, running around everywhere. Also written as “haunted and anxious”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qī qī huáng huáng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chai1 chai1 wong4 wong4
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
