4 characters Idiom and proverb 29 970

Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「鶴歸華表」, as shown below.

Today, we explore the idiom 「鶴歸華表」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Lament the changes in the world.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

hè guī huá biǎo

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hok2 gwai1 wa4 biu2

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