Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「古木參天」.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「古木參天」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
Cantian: high into the sky. The ancient trees are extremely tall and lush.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gǔ mù cān tiān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gu2 muk6 chaam1/sam1 tin1
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
