4 characters Idiom and proverb 17 918

Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「掛肚牽腸」, with more below.

Learn about the idiom 「掛肚牽腸」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.

It expresses extreme concern and care.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

guà dù qiān cháng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gwa3 tou5 hin1 cheung2

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