Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「天生尤物」.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「天生尤物」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Refers to a woman with beautiful appearance.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tiān shēng yóu wù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tin1 saang1 yau4 mat6
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.

