4 characters Idiom and proverb 5 915

Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「平白無故」 and its explanation.

The featured idiom 「平白無故」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

Plainly: out of thin air; therefore: reason. Means for no reason.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

píng bái wú gù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

peng4/ping4 baak6 mou4 gu3

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