Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「鼻孔朝天」.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「鼻孔朝天」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Tilt your head back with your nostrils pointing upwards. Describes arrogance.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bí kǒng cháo tiān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bei6 hung2 jiu1 tin1
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.
