Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「衣繡晝行」, as shown below.
Here’s the idiom 「衣繡晝行」, with its definition and practical application described below.
Day: daytime. Wearing brocade clothes and walking in the daytime. It is a metaphor for being an official in one’s hometown, or returning to one’s hometown after becoming rich and powerful.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yī xiù zhòu háng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi1 sau3 jau3 haang4/hong4/hang4
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
