Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「平地青雲」. Explanation below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「平地青雲」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Ping: stable; Qingyun: high in the sky. It is a metaphor for one’s circumstances suddenly improving and one reaching a very high position smoothly and without any obstacles.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
píng dì qīng yún
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ping4 dei6 ching1/cheng1 wan4
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.
