Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「擔雪填河」 here, with meaning and examples.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「擔雪填河」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Carrying snow to fill the river. A metaphor for futile efforts.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dān xuě tián hé
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
daam1 syut3 tin4 ho4
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
