Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「吞雲吐霧」 today for free with this guide.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「吞雲吐霧」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Originally used to describe Taoists who practiced cultivation and cultivated their qi without eating grains, it was later used to describe people who smoke.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tūn yún tǔ wù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tan1 wan4 tou3 mou6
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.
