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From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「東扭西捏」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.

We’re presenting the idiom 「東扭西捏」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

Being coy and not happy.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dōng niǔ xī niē

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dung1 nau2 sai1 nip6

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.