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Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「曙後星孤」, explained below.

Learn about the idiom 「曙後星孤」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.

Dawn: the time of dawn. The old name is only an orphan girl.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shǔ hòu xīng gū

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chyu5 hau6 sing1 gu1

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.