Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「宵旰憂勤」.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「宵旰憂勤」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
Describes being diligent in government affairs. Same as “working day and night with worry”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xiāo gàn yōu qín
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
siu1 gon3 yau1 kan4
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
