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Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「雲蒸霞蔚」. Learn its usage below.

This feature highlights the idiom 「雲蒸霞蔚」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

Zheng: to rise; Wei: to gather. Like clouds rising and gathering. Describes the brilliant and gorgeous scenery.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yún zhēng xiá wèi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

wan4 jing1 ha4 wai3

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.