Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「枝詞蔓語」. Explanation below.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「枝詞蔓語」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
Refers to redundant and complicated words. Also known as “branch words and vine words”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhī cí màn yǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ji1 chi4 maan6 yu5
The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.

