Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「山崩水竭」 today for free with this guide.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「山崩水竭」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Mountains collapsed and rivers dried up. In ancient times, it was considered a major event or a sign of it. Same as “mountains collapse and rivers dry up.”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shān bēng shuǐ jié
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
saan1 bang1 seui2 kit3
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
