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Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「芸芸眾生」, with details below.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「芸芸眾生」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

Yunyun: describes a large number; Zhongsheng: originally refers to all living things, and later refers to many people. Originally referred to all living things in the world. Later it mostly refers to large groups of ignorant people.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yún yún zhòng shēng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

wan4 wan4 jung3 saang1/sang1

With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.