From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「根株牽連」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「根株牽連」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
It means that when one party is in trouble, the other party will inevitably be affected like a root and a tree.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gēn zhū qiān lián
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gan1 jyu1 hin1 lin4
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.
