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Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「背暗投明」. Explanation below.

The idiom 「背暗投明」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.

Leave the darkness and head for the light. A metaphor for politically leaving the reactionary camp and moving towards progress.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bèi àn tóu míng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bui3 am3 tau4 ming4

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