Chinese learning begins with simple characters, progresses to phrases, and culminates in idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms. Today’s focus is 「龍翔鳳舞」. Check below for details.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「龍翔鳳舞」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
It means dragons flying and phoenixes dancing. Originally used to describe the winding and majestic nature of a mountain, it later came to describe the powerful, flexible and stretched strokes of calligraphy.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
lóng xiáng fèng wǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lung4 cheung4 fung6 mou5
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.
