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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 「熬清受淡」, explained below.

Discover the idiom 「熬清受淡」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.

Refers to enduring a hard and boring life.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

áo qīng shòu dàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ngaau4 ching1 sau6 daam6

The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.