We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「一往而深」, with its usage explained below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「一往而深」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
It refers to the deep feelings towards people or things, and the yearning that cannot be restrained. Same as “deep love”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yī wǎng ér shēn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yat1 wong5 yi4 sam1
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.

