From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「十寒一暴」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「十寒一暴」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Ten days of cold, one day of sun. It is a metaphor for sometimes doing things quickly and sometimes being lazy, resulting in slow progress.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shí hán yī bào
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sap6 hon4 yat1 bou6
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
