Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「縮地補天」 today for free with this guide.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「縮地補天」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Refers to the transformation of the heaven, earth and universe. A metaphor for doing extraordinary things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
suō dì bǔ tiān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
suk1 dei6/dei2 bou2 tin1
The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.
