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After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「慘無天日」. Meaning and usage are below.

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「慘無天日」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

It’s like being in darkness without sunlight.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

cǎn wú tiān rì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chaam2 mou4 tin1 yat6

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.