Free Chinese learning materials for you! This series uncovers idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning. Let’s break down 「魚網鴻離」 and its usage.
Here, we present the idiom 「魚網鴻離」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Hong: wild goose; Li: suffer. He spread the net to catch fish and caught wild geese. A metaphor for not getting what you want.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yú wǎng hóng lí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yu4 mong5 hung4 lei4
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
