Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「溯源窮流」 and how it’s used.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「溯源窮流」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
Trace back to the source and exhaust all the tributaries. A metaphor for seeking the origin and evolution of things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sù yuán qióng liú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sou3 yun4 kung4 lau4
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.
