We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「敲山震虎」, explained below.
The featured idiom 「敲山震虎」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.
It means to give a warning intentionally to shock people. Same as “knocking on the mountain to scare the tiger”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qiāo shān zhèn hǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
haau1 saan1 jan3 fu2
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.
