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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「黼黻文章」.

Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「黼黻文章」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

The colorful patterns embroidered on ancient formal wear. Generally refers to gorgeous and bright colors.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fǔ fú wén zhāng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fu2 fat1 man4 jeung1

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.