4 characters Idiom and proverb 9 236

Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「忑忑忐忐」 below.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「忑忑忐忐」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

Uneasy and timid.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tè tè tǎn tǎn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tik1 tik1 taan2 taan2

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