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Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「道山學海」, detailed below.

Introducing the idiom 「道山學海」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.

Tao and Xue: knowledge. Knowledge is higher than the sky and deeper than the sea. Describes someone who is knowledgeable.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dào shān xué hǎi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dou6 saan1 hok6 hoi2

With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.