4 characters Idiom and proverb 6 961

Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「同舟遇風」, explained here.

Our focus this time is on the idiom 「同舟遇風」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.

A metaphor for suffering the same adversity.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tóng zhōu yù fēng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tung4 jau1 yu6 fung1

The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.