4 characters Idiom and proverb 4 770

Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「日異月新」.

Today, we explore the idiom 「日異月新」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

It refers to rapid development or progress, with the constant emergence of new things and new trends. Same as “changing with each passing day”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

rì yì yuè xīn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yat6 yi6 yut6 san1

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.