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Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「八窗玲瓏」 and its explanation.

The featured idiom 「八窗玲瓏」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

① Refers to the windows on all four sides being spacious and the room being bright and airy. ②A metaphor for a state of cultivation that is both insightful and lucid.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bā chuāng líng lóng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

baat3 cheung1 ling4 lung4

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