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We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「萬壑爭流」, with its explanation below.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「萬壑爭流」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

He: a deep ditch, also used to refer to a stream. Many streams are rushing. Describes the beautiful scenery in the mountains.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wàn hè zhēng liú

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

maan6 kok3 jaang1 lau4

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