We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「跛鱉千里」, explained below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「跛鱉千里」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
A lame turtle can travel a thousand miles as long as it does not stop for even a step. It is a metaphor that as long as you persevere, you can succeed even under bad conditions.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bǒ biē qiān lǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bai1 bit3 chin1 lei5
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
