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We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「輕舉妄動」, explained below.

The featured idiom 「輕舉妄動」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

Light: rash; reckless: arbitrary. Refers to taking action rashly without careful consideration.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qīng jǔ wàng dòng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hing1 geui2 mong5 dung6

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