Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「一日三秋」, detailed below.
The Chinese idiom 「一日三秋」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.
Three autumns: three quarters. It means that one day without seeing each other feels like three quarters have passed. It is a metaphor that although the time of separation is short, it feels very long. Describes the earnest longing.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yī rì sān qiū
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yat1 yat6 saam1 chau1
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