4 characters Idiom and proverb 4 794

Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「日漸月染」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.

Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「日漸月染」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

Ru: soak. Dye: fumigate. Gradually it spreads over time. Refers to gradual changes caused by the influence of external things. Same as “sun moistens and moon dyes”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

rì jiàn yuè rǎn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yat6 jim6 yut6 yim5

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