Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「當風秉燭」, explained below.
Here’s the idiom 「當風秉燭」, with its definition and practical application described below.
Bing: hold. Holding a candle against the wind. A metaphor for being in a dangerous situation.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dāng fēng bǐng zhú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dong3/dong1 fung1 bing2 juk1
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
