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This introduction highlights the idiom 「胡天胡帝」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
Hu: What; Di: refers to the god in heaven. What is Heaven and what is Emperor? Originally used to describe someone’s clothing and appearance being as beautiful as a god, it later came to mean respect and admiration.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hú tiān hú dì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
wu4 tin1 wu4 dai3
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.
