4 characters Idiom and proverb 15 905

Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「海水桑田」. Explanation below.

The featured idiom 「海水桑田」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

Just like the sea changes into mulberry fields. It is a metaphor that the world is changing greatly.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

hǎi shuǐ sāng tián

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hoi2 seui2 song1 tin4

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.