Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「水遠山長」 today for free with this guide.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「水遠山長」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
① Refers to a long journey. Same as “the water is far away and the mountains are distant”. ② Refers to the vast mountains and rivers.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shuǐ yuǎn shān zhǎng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
seui2 yun5 saan1 cheung4/jeung2
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.
