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Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「歎為觀止」, detailed below.

Let’s learn about the idiom 「歎為觀止」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

Sigh: to admire; to be amazed: seeing this is enough. It means to praise something you see as being extremely good.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tàn wéi guān zhǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

taan3 wai6/wai4 gun1 ji2

The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.