4 characters Idiom and proverb 29 577

Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「觸物傷情」, explained here.

We’re presenting the idiom 「觸物傷情」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

Touch: touch, be moved. Feeling sad when seeing a certain scene.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chù wù shāng qíng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

juk1 mat6 seung1 ching4

With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.