Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「枕山襟海」 below.
Today, we explore the idiom 「枕山襟海」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Backed by mountains and close to the sea.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhěn shān jīn hǎi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jam2 saan1 kam1 hoi2
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