4 characters Idiom and proverb 4 710

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Today, we explore the idiom 「日引月長」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Refers to the fact that things grow as time goes by.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

rì yǐn yuè zhǎng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yat6 yan5 yut6 cheung4/jeung2

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