4 characters Idiom and proverb 29 632

Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「飄蓬斷梗」 for your learning.

Here’s the idiom 「飄蓬斷梗」, with its definition and practical application described below.

Flying weeds and broken branches drifting with the current. A metaphor for wandering around with no fixed whereabouts.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

piāo péng duàn gěng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

piu1 pung4 tyun5 gang2

Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.