Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「身無擇行」, with details below.
Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「身無擇行」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
It means that one’s behavior follows the rules and there is no other choice.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shēn wú zé háng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
san1 mou4 jaak6 haang4/hong4/hang4
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
