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 「乘險抵巇」, explained below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「乘險抵巇」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Take risks and find loopholes.巇 usually refers to mountains that are dangerous and steep.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chéng xiǎn dǐ xī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sing4 him2 dai2 hei1
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
