Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「心如寒灰」 today for free with this guide.
Today, we explore the idiom 「心如寒灰」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Describes a mental state that is not affected by external things. It is now mostly used to describe feeling frustrated and disappointed. Same as “a dead heart”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xīn rú hán huī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sam1 yu4 hon4 fui1
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
