We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「抽抽噎噎」, with its usage explained below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「抽抽噎噎」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Describes crying softly.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chōu chōu yē yē
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chau1 chau1 yit3 yit3
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
