Chinese learning begins with simple characters, progresses to phrases, and culminates in idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms. Today’s focus is 「幫閑鑽懶」. Check below for details.
This feature highlights the idiom 「幫閑鑽懶」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
It means speaking and doing things in a way that caters to other people’s wishes and interests.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bāng xián zuàn lǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bong1 haan4 jyun3 laan5/laan2
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.