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Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「蕩氣回腸」, with more below.

Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「蕩氣回腸」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

Dang: to shake; Hui: to turn around. Used to describe an article or music that is very gentle and moving.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dàng qì huí cháng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dong6 hei3 wui4 cheung2

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.