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Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「魚遊沸釜」, with details below.

Discover the idiom 「魚遊沸釜」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.

The fish is swimming in the pot. It is a metaphor for a very dangerous situation, one that is about to be destroyed.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yú yóu fèi fǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yu2 yau4 fai3 fu2

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.