We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「光前裕後」, explained below.
We’re presenting the idiom 「光前裕後」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
To Guangqian: to carry forward past achievements; to Yuhou: to leave benefits for future generations. To bring glory to ancestors and benefit future generations. Used to describe a person’s great achievements.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
guāng qián yù hòu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gwong1 chin4 yu6 hau6
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