We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「燈盡油乾」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「燈盡油乾」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
The lights went out and the oil ran out. It is a metaphor for a person’s energy or financial resources being exhausted.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dēng jìn yóu gàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dang1 jeun6 yau2/yau4 gon3
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
