Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「胸有丘壑」, with its explanation below.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「胸有丘壑」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
Hill: a hill; ravine: a ravine. It means that when painting or writing, one has already grasped the profound artistic conception in one’s mind. It also means that there are different levels of judgment and handling of things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xiōng yǒu qiū hè
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hung1 yau5 yau1 kok3
The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.
