Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「參辰日月」. Explanation below.
Let’s learn about the idiom 「參辰日月」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
Shen and Chen are the names of two stars. In the zodiac sign of Chen, the sun and the moon are in opposition, so it is used to metaphorically represent being unrelated or irreconcilable.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
cān chén rì yuè
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chaam1/sam1 san4 yat6 yut6
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.

