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Learn about the idiom 「說黃道黑」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
A metaphor for making arbitrary comments about people and things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shuō huáng dào hēi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
syut3 wong4 dou6 hak1
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.

