Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「錯彩鏤金」, explained below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「錯彩鏤金」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Cuo: to paint; Lu: to carve. Used to describe the poetry as being very ornate.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
cuò cǎi lòu jīn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cho3 paai3 lau6 gam1
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.
