Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「白蠟明經」, explained here.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「白蠟明經」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
White wax: a metaphor for being bare and blank. Mingjing: One of the subjects in the imperial examination system. A metaphor for failing in many attempts.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bái là míng jīng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
baak6 laap6 ming4 ging1
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.
