Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「烈火辨日」.
Today, we explore the idiom 「烈火辨日」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
The quality of jade can be distinguished in the fierce fire. A metaphor that a person’s moral integrity can be seen at critical moments.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
liè huǒ biàn rì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lit6 fo2 bin6 yat6
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
