Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「天台路迷」, with more below.
Learn about the idiom 「天台路迷」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
Tiantai: the name of a mountain, located in the north of Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province. Originally it meant to enter a fairyland and get lost. Later it was used to describe a bleak future and no way out.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tiān tái lù mí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tin1 toi2 lou6 mai4
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
