4 characters Idiom and proverb 17 47

Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「高枕安臥」 and its explanation.

This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「高枕安臥」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

Use a raised pillow to sleep peacefully. Describes being carefree. All is well.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

gāo zhěn ān wò

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gou1 jam2 on1 ngo6

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