After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「堯天舜日」. Meaning and usage are below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「堯天舜日」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Yao and Shun: two wise kings in ancient legends. The period when Yao and Shun were in power. Originally used to praise the emperor’s virtues. Later it was also used to refer to the time when the world is peaceful.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yáo tiān shùn rì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yiu4 tin1 seun3 yat6
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