Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「日朘月削」, with its explanation below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「日朘月削」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
朘: to shrink, to reduce. Describes the gradual shrinkage. It also means being plundered from time to time. Same as “the sun cuts and the moon shreds”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
rì juān yuè xuē
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yat6 jeui1 yut6 seuk3
The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.
