Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「舊雨今雨」. Explanation below.
The idiom 「舊雨今雨」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.
The original meaning is that in the old days, guests would come whenever it rained, but now they don’t come when it rains. Later, “old rain and new rain” was used to refer to old friends and new acquaintances.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jiù yǔ jīn yǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gau6 yu5 gam1 yu5
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