Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「池魚幕燕」, with details below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「池魚幕燕」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
A metaphor for someone who is in a dangerous situation and is prone to disaster.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chí yú mù yàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chi4 yu2 mok6 yin3
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.

