After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「蒼黃反複」. Meaning and usage are below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「蒼黃反複」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Cang: blue. Repeatedly: upside down and backwards. The green turns into yellow, and the yellow turns into green. A metaphor for changeability and capriciousness. Also written as “pale and yellow”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
cāng huáng fǎn fú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chong1 wong4 faan2 fuk1
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
