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Chinese language progresses from characters to idioms. This free guide explains the advanced idiom 「非親非故」 for better learning.

Let’s learn about the idiom 「非親非故」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

Therefore: old friend. Not a relative, nor an acquaintance. It means that they have nothing to do with each other.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fēi qīn fēi gù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fei1 chan1 fei1 gu2/gu3

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