4 characters Idiom and proverb 9 916

Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「見怪非怪」—details below.

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「見怪非怪」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

Don’t be surprised if you see strange phenomena. It means that when you encounter unusual things or unexpected situations, you should remain calm and composed. Same as “not surprised by anything”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiàn guài fēi guài

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gin3 gwaai3 fei1 gwaai3

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