Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「橫掃千軍」, with more below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「橫掃千軍」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Sweep: sweep, clean up. A large number of enemy troops were swept away in an instant like sweeping the floor.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
héng sǎo qiān jūn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
waang4 sou3 chin1 gwan1
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
