4 characters Idiom and proverb 29 572

From the basics of characters to complex idioms, Chinese learning can be challenging. This free guide highlights the idiom 「觸目興歎」. Details below.

Here’s the idiom 「觸目興歎」, with its definition and practical application described below.

To be moved by seeing something.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chù mù xìng tàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

juk1 muk6 hing1 taan3

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