Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「調朱傅粉」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
Learn about the idiom 「調朱傅粉」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
To mix and apply makeup. A metaphor for deliberate embellishment.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
diào zhū fù fěn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
diu6 jyu1 fu6 fan2
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
