4 characters Idiom and proverb 27 777

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

We’re presenting the idiom 「優賢揚曆」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

It means to respect talented people and praise their deeds. Also written as “Excellent and worthy”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yōu xián yáng lì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yau1 yin4 yeung2/yeung4 lik6

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.