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Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「秋毫見捐」—details below.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「秋毫見捐」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

When autumn comes and the weather gets cooler, fans are thrown aside and no longer used. In the early days, it was used to describe women abandoned by their husbands.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qiū háo jiàn juān

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chau1 hou4 gin3 gyun1

Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.