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To master Chinese, begin with characters, move to words, and then idioms. Here’s the idiom 「山崩川竭」 explained, free of charge.

Let us introduce the Chinese idiom 「山崩川竭」, with its explanation and usage provided below.

Mountains collapsed and rivers dried up. In ancient times, it was considered a major event or a sign of it. Also written as “the mountain collapses and the water dries up.”

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shān bēng chuān jié

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

saan1 bang1 chyun1 kit3

Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.