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We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「菜蔬之色」.

Introducing the Chinese idiom 「菜蔬之色」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.

It is a metaphor for the malnourished complexion of people living in years of famine.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

cài shū zhī sè

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

choi3 so1 ji1 sik1

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