The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「三年之艾」, detailing its meaning and use.
Today’s idiom is 「三年之艾」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
Only after suffering from the disease for a long time did I start looking for dried mugwort leaves to cure it. It is a metaphor that everything needs to be prepared in advance, as it will be too late to find a solution when the time comes.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sān nián zhī ài
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
saam1 nin4 ji1 ngaai6
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