Chinese learning begins with simple characters, progresses to phrases, and culminates in idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms. Today’s focus is 「喪明之痛」. Check below for details.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「喪明之痛」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
Loss of sight: loss of sight. In ancient times, Zixia cried so much when his son died that he went blind. Later it refers to the sadness of losing a child.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sàng míng zhī tòng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
song1/song3 ming4 ji1 tung3
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.
