4 characters Idiom and proverb 6 348

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 「白日做夢」, explained below.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「白日做夢」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

Dreaming in broad daylight. A metaphor for a dream that can never be realized.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bái rì zuò mèng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

baak6 yat6 jou6 mung6

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.