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 「燭照數計」, explained below.
Here’s the idiom 「燭照數計」, with its definition and practical application described below.
Use candles to light up and count. A metaphor for predicting things accurately.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhú zhào shù jì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
juk1 jiu3 sou2/sou3 gai3/gai2
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
