Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「履湯蹈火」 for your learning.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「履湯蹈火」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Throw yourself into boiling water and fire. A metaphor for being in a miserable situation.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
lǚ tāng dǎo huǒ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lei5 tong1 dou6 fo2
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
