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Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「綠慘紅愁」 here, with meaning and examples.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「綠慘紅愁」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

Refers to the various sorrows and hatreds of women. Green and red refer to black hair and beautiful face.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

lǜ cǎn hóng chóu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

luk6 chaam2 hung4 sau4

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.