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After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「野鶴孤雲」. Meaning and usage are below.

Today, we explore the idiom 「野鶴孤雲」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

A metaphor for a person who is free and can come and go freely. Same as “Idle Clouds and Solitary Cranes”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yě hè gū yún

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ye5 hok2 gu1 wan4

The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.