Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「法輪常轉」.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「法輪常轉」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Dharma Wheel: A Buddhist term, “wheel” has two meanings, one is to rotate, the other is to crush. The Buddha rotates the pure and wonderful Dharma in his heart to save people and destroy all evil and confused views in the world. It means that the Buddhist teachings are boundless and can benefit all living beings.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fǎ lún cháng zhuǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
faat3 leun4 seung4 jyun3
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
