Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「推舟於陸」, with more below.
Here’s the idiom 「推舟於陸」, with its definition and practical application described below.
Pushing a boat on land is a metaphor for working in vain.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tuī zhōu yú lù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
teui1 jau1 yu1 luk6
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.
