4 characters Idiom and proverb 4 753

Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「日長一線」 and how it’s used.

This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「日長一線」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

Refers to the fact that the days gradually become longer after the winter solstice.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

rì zhǎng yī xiàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yat6 cheung4/jeung2 yat1 sin3

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