Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「聖帝明王」, with more below.
The idiom 「聖帝明王」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
Originally refers to ancient monarchs with outstanding morals and wisdom. Later, it was used to refer to wise emperors of all dynasties.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shèng dì míng wáng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sing3 dai3 ming4 wong4
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
