4 characters Idiom and proverb 19 553

Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「魚爛瓦解」, with details below.

Introducing the idiom 「魚爛瓦解」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.

It’s like the fish rots and the earth collapses.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yú làn wǎ jiě

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yu2 laan6 nga5 gaai2

Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.