Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「蹈厲奮發」. Explanation below.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「蹈厲奮發」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
Tao: to step on, extended to mean to do or carry out; Li: fierce and swift; Fen: to cheer up; Fa: to encourage. The spirit is high and the action is swift.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dǎo lì fèn fā
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dou6 lai6 fan5 faat3
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
