Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「龍翔鳳躍」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
The idiom 「龍翔鳳躍」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
Originally used to describe the winding and majestic nature of a mountain, it later came to describe the powerful, flexible and stretched strokes of calligraphy. Same as “Dragons soaring and phoenixes dancing”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
lóng xiáng fèng yuè
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lung4 cheung4 fung6 yeuk6
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
