Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「奉命唯謹」 and how it’s used.
We’re presenting the idiom 「奉命唯謹」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
On orders: accept orders; only: only; cautiously: be careful and prudent. It means to obey orders and be careful.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fèng mìng wéi jǐn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fung6 ming6 wai4 gan2
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.
