Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「朝雲暮雨」 for your learning.
Let’s dive into the idiom 「朝雲暮雨」. Its definition and application are outlined below.
Dusk: evening. It’s cloudy in the morning and rainy in the evening. Originally it referred to the changes of a goddess in the morning and evening, and in old times it was used to refer to the sexual encounters between men and women.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
cháo yún mù yǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jiu1 wan4 mou6 yu5
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
