4 characters Idiom and proverb 16 364

Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「神愁鬼哭」 below.

The idiom 「神愁鬼哭」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.

Describes being extremely sad and miserable.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shén chóu guǐ kū

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

san4 sau4 gwai2 huk1

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.