Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「言清行濁」—details below.
Discover the idiom 「言清行濁」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
Clear: clear and noble; turbid: turbid, referring to low. The first one says innocent and good things, the second one says dirty and bad things. Used to describe a person whose words and actions are inconsistent.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yán qīng háng zhuó
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yin4 ching1 haang4/hong4/hang4 juk6
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
