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We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「指東話西」.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「指東話西」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

It’s like talking about everything. Refers to speaking irrelevantly or making empty and untrue statements.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhǐ dōng huà xī

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ji2 dung1 wa6 sai1

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.