Chinese language progresses from characters to idioms. This free guide explains the advanced idiom 「蛛絲馬跡」 for better learning.
This feature highlights the idiom 「蛛絲馬跡」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
The spider’s silk threads can reveal where the spider is, and the horse’s hoof prints can reveal where the horse has gone. A metaphor for the vague traces and clues left by things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhū sī mǎ jì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jyu1 si1 ma5 jik1
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
