Your free Chinese learning resource is here! This idiom and proverb series introduces phrases rich in meaning. Today, we explain 「日角龍顏」 and its usage.
Today, we explore the idiom 「日角龍顏」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
In the old days, physiognomists referred to a raised forehead as a symbol of a dragon’s face. It is called the noble appearance of an emperor. The sun horn is a raised part in the center of the forehead that is shaped like the sun.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
rì jiǎo lóng yán
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yat6 gok3 lung4 ngaan4
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