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Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「天造草昧」, explained here.

The idiom 「天造草昧」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.

① Refers to the beginning of heaven and earth, when all things were created in chaos and ignorance. ② Refers to the initial stage.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tiān zào cǎo mèi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tin1 jou6 chou2 mui6

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