We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「戴玄履黃」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「戴玄履黃」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Still wearing the sky and walking on the earth. Xuan refers to the sky, and Huang refers to the earth. Describes people living between heaven and earth.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dài xuán lǚ huáng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
daai3 yun4 lei5 wong4
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
