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Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「顛來播去」, explained below.

Today’s idiom is 「顛來播去」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

Continuous and repeated shaking. Same as “tossing and turning”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

diān lái bō qù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

din1 loi4 bo3 heui3

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.