To master Chinese, begin with characters, move to words, and then idioms. Here’s the idiom 「付之東流」 explained, free of charge.
Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「付之東流」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
Throw it into the eastward flowing water and wash it away. It is a metaphor for hopes being dashed, achievements being lost, and all previous efforts being wasted, as if they were washed away by the running water.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fù zhī dōng liú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fu6 ji1 dung1 lau4
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