Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「屋上建瓴」.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「屋上建瓴」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Jian: dump. Ling: a water container. Pour water from the bottle down from the roof. Describes the advantageous situation of being in a high position. Also written as “looking down from a high place”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wū shàng jiàn líng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
uk1 seung5/seung6 gin3 ling4
The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.
