We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「下喬入幽」, explained below.
Let’s learn about the idiom 「下喬入幽」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
In winter, birds hide in the deep mountains and valleys, and in spring they come out and sing among the tall trees. This is used to illustrate people abandoning darkness and approaching light, or moving from a bad situation to a good one. The opposite is called “going down Qiao into You”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xià qiáo rù yōu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ha6 kiu4 yap6 yau1
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
