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We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「燕瘦環肥」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

This introduction highlights the idiom 「燕瘦環肥」, with its meaning and examples explained below.

Used to describe that women have different body shapes, each with their own beautiful features.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yàn shòu huán féi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yin3 sau3 waan4 fei4

Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.