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Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「倚門賣俏」, with details below.

The Chinese idiom 「倚門賣俏」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.

Describes the coquettish life of a prostitute.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yǐ mén mài qiào

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yi2 mun4 maai6 chiu3

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.