We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「單憂極瘁」, explained below.
Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「單憂極瘁」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
Refers to the extreme suffering of worry and hard work. Dan, same as “tan”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dān yōu jí cuì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
daan1 yau1 gik6 seui6
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.
