Idiom 3

To continue with the pronunciation (fēng) from the previous idiom article. Let’s have a look at a new idiom ‘风餐露宿’(fēng cān lù sù). First of all let’s break it down and have a look at what each individual character means:

风(fēng) means ‘wind’

餐(cān) means ‘meal’

露(lù) means ‘expose’

宿(sù) means ‘shelter’
What it literally means is ‘to eat in the wind and sleep in the open’. This idiom is used in a situation where living conditions are very poor, for example, ‘风餐露宿的日子.’(fēng cān lù sù de rì zǐ) means ‘ going through the hardship of living.’

Idiom 2

If you haven’t read ‘Idiom 1’ article, I advise you to read through ‘ idiom 1’ before continuing to read ‘ idiom 2’.

To continue with the character ‘丰’ (fēng) we are going to look at another idiom that has this character involved as part of its structure.

‘丰衣足食’( fēng yī zú shí) means ‘well-fed and well-clothed’ or ‘well-provided’. Let’s have a look in detail at what this idiom literally means:

丰(fēng) means ‘plenty’

衣(yī) means ‘clothes’

足(zú) means ‘foot’ or ‘satisfy’, and in this case it means ‘satisfy’

食(shí) means ‘food’
Let’s have a look at how it’s used in a sentence, ‘自己动手丰衣足食.’ (zì jǐ dòng shǒu fēng yī zú shí) means ‘Use your hands to make yourself sufficient.’

Idiom 1

Idioms are frequently used in Chinese colloquial speech, and they can be hard to understand. In this article I am going to explain the meaning of 1 idiom.

The idiom is ‘丰富多彩’(fēng fù duō cǎi) and it means ‘to be rich and colourful’ or ‘to be varied and interesting’. Let’s break it down to individual characters:

‘丰’(fēng) means ‘plenty’

‘富’(fù) means ‘rich’

‘多’(duō) means ‘many’

‘彩’(cǎi) means ‘colour’
Now we know what each individual character means, let’s have a look at how this idiom is used in a sentence. This idiom is used to describe an event, for example, ‘这个国家的电视节目真是丰富多彩呀!’ (zhè gè guó jiā dè diàn shì jié mù zhēn shì fēng fù duō cǎi yā!) means ‘This country’s TV program is really interesting!’