Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「席卷八荒」 and its explanation.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「席卷八荒」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Sweep: roll something up like a mat; eight wildernesses: the desolate places in all directions. Describes a person who is extremely powerful and controls the entire world.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xí juàn bā huāng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jik6 gyun2 baat3 fong1
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.
