Enjoy free Chinese learning resources from us! This series covers idioms and proverbs, which are meaningful and useful in various scenarios. Let’s explore 「歧路亡羊」 and its usage below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「歧路亡羊」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Qilu: fork in the road; Wang: lost. The sheep was lost because there were too many forks in the road to follow. It is a metaphor that things are complex and changeable, and without the right direction, one will go astray.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qí lù wáng yáng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
kei4 lou6 mong4 yeung4
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
