Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「銜沙填海」, explained here.
We’re presenting the idiom 「銜沙填海」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
It means carrying stones to fill the sea. It is a metaphor for fighting tenaciously to the end to achieve a set goal.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xián shā tián hǎi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
haam4 sa1 tin4 hoi2
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
