惨淡经营 — Chinese Idiom
惨淡经营 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to manage painstakingly or struggle to maintain an enterprise under difficult circumstances, investing immense effort and thought”.
惨淡经营 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 惨淡经营
During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Cao Ba, a renowned painting master skilled in depicting people and horses, was granted the title 'General of the Left Martial Guard'. Emperor Xuanzong commissioned Cao Ba to paint his imperial horse, 'Yuhua Cong'.
After a period of painstaking effort and meticulous planning, a vivid and lively horse appeared on the white silk. This horse seemed ready to leap into the sky like a flying dragon, making all other horses pale in comparison.
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More idioms starting with 惨
- cǎn惨bù不rěn忍dǔ睹too horrible to look at
- cǎn惨bù不rěn忍yán言too tragic to describe
- cǎn惨bù不rěn忍wén闻too tragic to bear listening to
- cǎn惨wú无rén人lǐ理cruel beyond human reason
- cǎn惨wú无rén人dào道extremely brutal and inhuman
- cǎn惨wú无tiān天rì日utterly dark and miserable
- cǎn惨dàn澹jīng经yíng营struggle to build or maintain a business
- cǎn惨rán然bù不lè乐to look sorrowful and dejected
- cǎn惨hé礉shǎo少ēn恩Cruel and lacking compassion
- cǎn惨jué绝rén人huán寰unparalleled human tragedy
- cǎn惨lǜ绿shào少nián年a foppish young man
- cǎn惨lǜ绿nián年huá华the prime of youth
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What does 惨淡经营 mean?
惨淡经营 (cǎn dàn jīng yíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to manage painstakingly or struggle to maintain an enterprise under difficult circumstances, investing immense effort and thought”.
How do you pronounce 惨淡经营?
惨淡经营 is pronounced cǎn dàn jīng yíng in Mandarin Chinese.
Where does 惨淡经营 come from?
惨淡经营 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 惨淡经营?
惨淡：苦费心思；经营：筹划。费尽心思辛辛苦苦地经营筹划。后指在困难的的境况中艰苦地从事某种事业。