The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「起偃為豎」, detailing its meaning and use.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「起偃為豎」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Yan: lying down. Vertical: stand, stand. Make a person who is lying down stand up. A metaphor for granting the favor of reducing punishment.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qǐ yǎn wéi shù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hei2 yin2 wai6/wai4 syu6
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
