We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「鶴知夜半」, explained below.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「鶴知夜半」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
The cranes cry at midnight. A metaphor for having different expertise. It also refers to partial knowledge.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hè zhī yè bàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hok2 ji1 ye6 bun3
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.
