Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「青龍金匱」, detailed below.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「青龍金匱」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
Refers to the six stars. Refers to an auspicious day. In the old days, astrologers believed that the six stars, namely the Azure Dragon, Mingtang, Jinkui, Tiande and Siming, were auspicious gods. When the six stars were on duty on a day, everything would go well and it was an auspicious day.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qīng lóng jīn kuì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ching1 lung4 gam1 gwai6
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
