Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「直搗黃龍」, with more below.
Today’s idiom is 「直搗黃龍」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
Huanglong: That is Huanglong Prefecture, whose jurisdiction was in present-day Jilin area, and was the heartland of the Jin people. The fight continued all the way to Huanglongfu. Refers to destroying the enemy’s nest.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhí dǎo huáng lóng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jik6 dou2 wong4 lung4
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