Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「補天浴日」, detailed below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「補天浴日」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
This refers to the two mythological stories of Nuwa refining five-colored stones to repair the sky and Xihe bathing the sun. Later it was used to describe people’s ability to conquer nature. It also describes great achievements.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bǔ tiān yù rì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bou2 tin1 yuk6 yat6
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.
