Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「鮮車健馬」, with more below.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「鮮車健馬」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
It means that the vehicle is bright and beautiful, and the horse is strong and healthy. Describes wealth. Same as “fresh cars and angry horses”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xiān chē jiàn mǎ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sin1 che1 gin6 ma5
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.

