Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「望而生畏」, explained below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「望而生畏」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Fear: fear, terror. I get scared when I see it.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wàng ér shēng wèi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
mong6 yi4 saang1/sang1 wai3
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.
