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Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「飽經滄桑」. Learn its usage below.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「飽經滄桑」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

Full: sufficient. Cangsang: an abbreviation of the sea changing into mulberry fields. Generally refers to the changes in the world. Having experienced many changes in the world, his life experience is extremely rich.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bǎo jīng cāng sāng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

baau2 ging1 chong1 song1

The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.