Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「曠日持久」.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「曠日持久」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
Kuang: waste, delay. Waste of time and procrastination for a long time.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
kuàng rì chí jiǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
kwong3 yat6 chi4 gau2
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
