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Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「枯魚病鶴」 and its explanation.

This feature highlights the idiom 「枯魚病鶴」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

A metaphor for people in a poor situation.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

kū yú bìng hè

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fu1 yu2 beng6 hok2

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.