Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「三沐三燻」. Learn its usage below.
The idiom being introduced now is 「三沐三燻」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
Bath and fumigate repeatedly. Expressing solemnity or piety. Also known as “three baths and three fumigations”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sān mù sān xūn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
saam1 muk6 saam1 fan1
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
