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Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「餘霞散綺」, with more below.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「餘霞散綺」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

It is often used to comment on the ending of an article. Same as “the afterglow of the setting sun becomes beautiful.”

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yú xiá sàn qǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yu4 ha4 saan2 yi2

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.