Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「水米無乾」. Explanation below.
The idiom 「水米無乾」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.
It is a metaphor that there is no economic dealings between the two parties. In the old days, it referred to honest officials. Same as “water and rice have no connection”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shuǐ mǐ wú gàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
seui2 mai5 mou4 gon3
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