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Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「茶餘飯後」 and how it’s used.

The idiom 「茶餘飯後」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.

Generally refers to rest or free time.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chá yú fàn hòu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

cha4 yu4 faan6 hau6

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