Helping you learn Chinese for free is our aim. This idiom and proverb series offers phrases with great depth and versatility. Let’s look at 「日暮道遠」 and how to use it.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「日暮道遠」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
It is a metaphor for a very difficult situation, the end of the world. It also describes extreme poverty. Same as “the day is coming to an end and the road is long”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
rì mù dào yuǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yat6 mou6 dou6 yun5
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
