Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「鳴雁直木」, as shown below.
Here, we present the idiom 「鳴雁直木」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
The ancients believed that wild geese live where the sun goes and trees grow straight where the sun goes. A metaphor for good talent.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
míng yàn zhí mù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ming4 ngaan6 jik6 muk6
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
