Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「艱難玉成」.
Learn about the idiom 「艱難玉成」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
Yucheng: A respectful term meaning completion and success. Describes achieving success after going through hard work.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jiān nán yù chéng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gaan1 naan4 yuk6 sing4
The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.
