Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「三陽開泰」, detailed below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「三陽開泰」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
The “Book of Changes” calls connected lines yang hexagrams, and broken lines yin lines. The first month is the Tai hexagram, with three yangs born below; winter goes and spring comes, yin disappears and yang grows, which is a sign of good fortune. It is often used to praise the beginning of the year or to imply auspiciousness.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sān yáng kāi tài
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
saam1 yeung4 hoi1 taai3
The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.
