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 「同歸殊途」, explained below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「同歸殊途」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Return: destination; Shu: different; Tu: way. Reach the same destination through different routes. A metaphor for taking different approaches to achieve the same result.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tóng guī shū tú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tung4 gwai1 syu4 tou4
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
