Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「三皇五帝」, detailed below.
Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「三皇五帝」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
The Three Sovereigns: Fuxi, Shennong, and Huangdi; the Five Emperors: Shaohao, Zhuanxu, Diku, Yao, and Shun. He was originally a legendary tribal chief in ancient my country. Later it was used to refer to ancient times.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sān huáng wǔ dì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
saam1 wong4 ng5 dai3
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.
