Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「棄明投暗」, detailed below.
The featured idiom 「棄明投暗」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.
It means abandoning the bright and correct path and heading towards the dark and wrong path. It has the opposite meaning of “abandoning darkness and turning to light”, and can also be written as “turning away from light and turning to darkness”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qì míng tóu àn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hei3 ming4 tau4 am3
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
