Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「星移漏轉」, with more below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「星移漏轉」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
The stars shift, and the clock changes. It means late at night.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xīng yí lòu zhuǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sing1 yi4 lau6 jyun3
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
