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Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「美言不信」, with details below.

Today, we explore the idiom 「美言不信」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Faith: faithfulness, truthfulness. Words and articles with ornate words often contain untrue content.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

měi yán bù xìn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

mei5 yin4 bat1 seun3

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.