Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「塗炭生靈」, with more below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「塗炭生靈」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Tu: mud; Tan: charcoal fire; living beings: common people. The people are stuck in mud and fire. Describes a situation in which people are in extreme hardship.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tú tàn shēng líng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tou4 taan3 sang1 ling4
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
