Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「飛閣流丹」, with more below.
Today’s idiom is 「飛閣流丹」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
Feige: an overhead pavilion; Liudan: the colorful lacquer is so bright that it seems to flow. The corridor built in the air is painted with bright red lacquer. Describes the exquisite beauty of a building.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fēi gé liú dān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fei1 gok3 lau4 daan1
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