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Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「驚世駭俗」. Learn its usage below.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「驚世駭俗」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

World and common: refers to ordinary people. It horrifies ordinary people.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jīng shì hài sú

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

geng1 sai3 haai5 juk6

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.