4 characters Idiom and proverb 10 796

Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「孤舟獨槳」—details below.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「孤舟獨槳」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

A metaphor for acting alone with no one to help.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

gū zhōu dú jiǎng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gu1 jau1 duk6 jeung2

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