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Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「樸訥誠篤」 for your learning.

Today, we explore the idiom 「樸訥誠篤」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

He is a simple and honest person, not good at speaking.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

pǔ nè chéng dǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

pok3 neut6 sing4 duk1

Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.