4 characters Idiom and proverb 8 928

Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「含糊其詞」 below.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「含糊其詞」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

Vague: unclear, not clear. Word: discourse. Deliberately make things ambiguous, unclear and imprecise.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

hán hú qí cí

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ham4 wu4 kei4 chi4

Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.