Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「不曉世務」.
The idiom 「不曉世務」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
Not aware of current important events and trends of the times. It now also refers to being tactless in dealing with people.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bù xiǎo shì wù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bat1 hiu2 sai3 mou6
The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.
