Chinese learning begins with simple characters, progresses to phrases, and culminates in idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms. Today’s focus is 「先笑後號」. Check below for details.
This feature highlights the idiom 「先笑後號」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
It means that fate is good at first but bad later.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xiān xiào hòu hào
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sin1 siu3 hau6 hou6
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.
