4 characters Idiom and proverb 4 810

Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「日邁月徵」, explained here.

The idiom 「日邁月徵」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.

The sun and the moon keep moving. A metaphor for the passage of time.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

rì mài yuè zhēng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yat6 maai6 yut6 jing1

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