4 characters Idiom and proverb 4 645

We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「文絲不動」, explained below.

This feature highlights the idiom 「文絲不動」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

Not moving at all.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wén sī bù dòng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

man4 si1 bat1 dung6

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.