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 「旋乾轉坤」, explained below.
Here, we present the idiom 「旋乾轉坤」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Turn the world upside down. A metaphor for fundamentally changing the social outlook or existing situation. It also means that a person has great courage.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xuán gàn zhuǎn kūn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
syun4 gon3 jyun3 kwan1
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
