Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「順水行舟」.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「順水行舟」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Sail in the direction of the water flow. A metaphor for speaking and acting according to the situation.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shùn shuǐ háng zhōu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
seun6 seui2 haang4/hong4/hang4 jau1
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.
