Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「跳丸日月」, as shown below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「跳丸日月」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Jumping ball: a jumping projectile. Used to describe how time passes very quickly.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tiào wán rì yuè
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tiu3 yun4/yun2 yat6 yut6
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
