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Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「明昭昏蒙」 and its explanation.

Our focus this time is on the idiom 「明昭昏蒙」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.

Zhao: to understand; Meng: to be ignorant. A wise man knows what is right, while a foolish man does not.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

míng zhāo hūn méng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ming4 chiu1 fan1 mung4

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.