Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「九蒸三熯」, explained below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「九蒸三熯」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Heat rising is steaming, and fire drying is burning. A metaphor for long-term tempering.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jiǔ zhēng sān hàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gau2 jing1 saam1 hon3
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
