Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「跌宕不羈」, with its explanation below.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「跌宕不羈」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
Dietang: unrestrained and unrestrained; ji: horse bridle, a metaphor for restraint. The mind is free and unrestrained.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
diē dàng bù jī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dit3 dong6 bat1 gei1
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.

