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Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「裁紅點翠」, with its explanation below.

This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「裁紅點翠」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

①Picking flowers. ② Metaphorically choosing gorgeous words.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

cái hóng diǎn cuì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

choi4 hung4 dim2 cheui3

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.