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We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「河魚天雁」.

Introducing the Chinese idiom 「河魚天雁」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.

According to ancient legend, fish and geese can deliver letters, and later it was used to refer to the person who delivers letters.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

hé yú tiān yàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ho4 yu2 tin1 ngaan6

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.