Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「巫山雲雨」. Learn its usage below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「巫山雲雨」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
Originally referred to the ancient myth that the goddess of Wushan caused clouds to fall and brought rain. Later it was called the sexual intercourse between men and women.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wū shān yún yǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
mou4 saan1 wan4 yu5
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
