Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「察見淵魚」—details below.
Today, we explore the idiom 「察見淵魚」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Yuan: a deep pool. Can see fish clearly in deep water. A metaphor for being too shrewd.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chá jiàn yuān yú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chaat3 gin3 yun1 yu2
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