We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「乾啼濕哭」, with its usage explained below.
Here’s the idiom 「乾啼濕哭」, with its definition and practical application described below.
Dry crying: crying without tears. Wet crying: crying with tears. Crying without tears and with tears. ①Describes crying. ②It also refers to various expressions caused by pain. Also known as “wet crying and dry wailing”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gàn tí shī kū
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gon3 tai4 sap1 huk1
The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.
