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Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「雙瞳剪水」, explained here.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「雙瞳剪水」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

Pupil: pupil, refers to the eye. Describes eyes as clear and bright.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shuāng tóng jiǎn shuǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

seung1 tung4 jin2 seui2

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.