Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「香象絕流」. Explanation below.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「香象絕流」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
Buddhist term. A metaphor for profound enlightenment. It also describes a comment as insightful and thorough. Same as “The fragrant elephant crossing the river”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xiāng xiàng jué liú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
heung1 jeung6 jyut6 lau4
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.
