Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「貴人善忘」 for your learning.
Today’s idiom is 「貴人善忘」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
Used to mock people for being forgetful.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
guì rén shàn wàng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gwai3 yan4 sin6 mong4
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