Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「濃抹淡妝」.
The idiom 「濃抹淡妝」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
Refers to two different types of makeup and dressing: light and elegant and gaudy. Same as “light makeup or heavy makeup”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
nóng mò dàn zhuāng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
nung4 maat3/mut3 daam6 jong1
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.
