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Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「晝伏夜行」 today for free with this guide.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「晝伏夜行」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

Fu: hiding; Xing: hurrying on the road. Hide during the day and travel at night. Refers to covert activities taken to avoid being discovered by the enemy.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhòu fú yè háng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jau3 fuk6 ye6 haang4/hong4/hang4

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.