Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「書畫卯酉」 and its explanation.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「書畫卯酉」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
It means going to and from get off work. Sign in at Mao time and sign out at You time.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shū huà mǎo yǒu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
syu1 wa2/waak6 maau5 yau5
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
