Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「歲寒三友」 for your learning.
Today’s idiom is 「歲寒三友」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
Pine and bamboo do not wither in winter, and plum blossoms bloom in cold weather, so they are known as the “Three Friends of Winter”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
suì hán sān yǒu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
seui3 hon4 saam1 yau2
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