Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「森羅萬象」, explained below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「森羅萬象」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Sen: numerous; Luo: list; Wanxiang: various things and phenomena in the universe. Refers to the various scenes that are displayed between heaven and earth. Used to describe something that contains extremely rich content.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sēn luó wàn xiàng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sam1 lo4 maan6 jeung6
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
