We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「鬢亂釵橫」, with its usage explained below.
The idiom 「鬢亂釵橫」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
Bin: the hair around the ears; Chai: women’s jewelry, made of two strands. The hair around her ears was disheveled and the jewelry was lying sideways. Describes the appearance of a woman who has just woken up from sleep and has not yet done her makeup.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bìn luàn chāi héng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ban3 lyun6 chaai1 waang4
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
