From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「河不出圖」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.
The featured idiom 「河不出圖」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.
River: refers to the Yellow River. There is no river map in the Yellow River. According to ancient legend, whenever a wise and enlightened country came to power, a river map would appear in the Yellow River. Therefore, when the Yellow River does not flow out of the River Map, it is not a wise and benevolent era. Refers to the time when the world was in turmoil.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hé bù chū tú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ho4 bat1 cheut1 tou4
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