4 characters Idiom and proverb 2 917

Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「山枯石死」, with its explanation below.

This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「山枯石死」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

It means a very long time ago.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shān kū shí sǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

saan1 fu1 sek6 sei2

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.