4 characters Idiom and proverb 9 704

Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「沅芷澧蘭」 today for free with this guide.

The idiom 「沅芷澧蘭」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.

Zhi, one book is written as “茝”. Li, one book is written as “Li”. It originally referred to the fragrant grass growing on both sides of the Yuan and Li rivers, and later was used to metaphorically describe noble people or things.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yuán zhǐ lǐ lán

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yun4 ji2 lai5 laan4/laan1

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.