Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「老實巴交」. Learn its usage below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「老實巴交」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Describes a person who is well-behaved, cautious and timid.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
lǎo shí bā jiāo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lou5 sat6 ba1 gaau1
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.
