Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「鴻爪留泥」.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「鴻爪留泥」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
A metaphor for the traces left by the past. Same as “a wild goose’s footprints in the snow and mud”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hóng zhǎo liú ní
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hung4 jaau2 lau4 nai4
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.
