We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「抽刀斷水」, with its explanation below.
The idiom 「抽刀斷水」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
Draw the sword: pull out the sword. Water: flowing water. Draw out the knife to cut off the flowing water. Metaphors are useless and will only accelerate the development of events.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chōu dāo duàn shuǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chau1 dou1 tyun5 seui2
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