Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「黃卷青燈」 today for free with this guide.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「黃卷青燈」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
Yellow scrolls: Ancient books were written in yellow paper, so it refers to books; green lamp: oil lamps emit green light, so it refers to oil lamps. The light illuminates the books. Describes the lonely life of studying hard late at night or practicing Buddhism.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
huáng juàn qīng dēng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
wong4 gyun2 ching1/cheng1 dang1
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
