Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「丹青妙手」. Explanation below.
Here is the Chinese idiom 「丹青妙手」, along with its meaning and how it is used.
Danqing: Originally referred to cinnabar and indigo, two minerals used as pigments, and later referred to pigments in general. Mostly refers to masters of Chinese painting.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dān qīng miào shǒu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
daan1 ching1/cheng1 miu6 sau2
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.
