Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「暑雨祁寒」, explained below.
Today’s idiom is 「暑雨祁寒」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
It rains heavily in summer and is very cold in winter. Later it was used as a metaphor to express complaints about the difficulties of making a living.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shǔ yǔ qí hán
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
syu2 yu5 kei4 hon4
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
