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Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「胸無宿物」 today for free with this guide.

Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「胸無宿物」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

Stay overnight. There is nothing left overnight in my chest. It is a metaphor for being frank and without prejudice.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xiōng wú xiǔ wù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hung1 mou4 suk1 mat6

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