4 characters Idiom and proverb 2 478

Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「千溝萬壑」, explained here.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「千溝萬壑」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

①Describes the presence of many gullies. ②A metaphor for a bumpy road.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qiān gōu wàn hè

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chin1 kau1 maan6 kok3

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