We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「大巧若拙」.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「大巧若拙」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Clumsy: stupid. It refers to a truly smart person who does not reveal himself and appears to be clumsy on the surface.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dà qiǎo ruò zhuō
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
daai6 haau2 yeuk6 jyut3
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
