Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「山高水低」 for your learning.
The idiom 「山高水低」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
A metaphor for unfortunate things. Mostly refers to a person’s death.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shān gāo shuǐ dī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
saan1 gou1 seui2 dai1
Chinese idioms are limitless in number and diversity, presenting endless learning opportunities. These tools are here to help you embrace the beauty of the language.

