Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「為山止簣」 for your learning.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「為山止簣」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
A metaphor for failure at the brink of success.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wéi shān zhǐ kuì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
wai6/wai4 saan1 ji2 gwai6
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
