Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「飲水思源」, with details below.
Let’s learn about the idiom 「飲水思源」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
When you drink water, remember where it comes from. A metaphor for not forgetting one’s roots.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǐn shuǐ sī yuán
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yam2 seui2 si1 yun4
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
