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Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「漁海樵山」, with more below.

Introducing the Chinese idiom 「漁海樵山」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.

Go to the sea to fish and go up the mountain to chop wood. Refers to a secluded life.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yú hǎi qiáo shān

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yu4 hoi2 chiu4 saan1

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.