Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「心孤意怯」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「心孤意怯」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
It means being guilty and lacking courage.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xīn gū yì qiè
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sam1 gu1 yi3 hip3
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.

