Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「東鳴西應」 and its explanation.
Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「東鳴西應」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
It means that all aspects are interconnected and influence each other.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dōng míng xī yīng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dung1 ming4 sai1 ying3/ying1
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.

