We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「說東談西」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
We’re presenting the idiom 「說東談西」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
Describes speaking casually without any focus. Same as “talk about this and that”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shuō dōng tán xī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
syut3 dung1 taam4 sai1
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
