Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「德高望重」 and how it’s used.
This feature highlights the idiom 「德高望重」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
De: morality; Wang: reputation. He has high morals and great reputation.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dé gāo wàng zhòng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dak1 gou1 mong6 jung6
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
