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Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「順口開河」, explained below.

The idiom 「順口開河」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.

It means talking nonsense. To speak without thinking and irresponsibly.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shùn kǒu kāi hé

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

seun6 hau2 hoi1 ho4

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.