From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「以紫為朱」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「以紫為朱」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
It is a metaphor to treat a treacherous villain as an honest and fair virtuous person. Same as “confusing purple with red”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǐ zǐ wéi zhū
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi5 ji2 wai4 jyu1
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
