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Introducing the idiom 「鑄山煮海」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.
Copper was mined from the mountains to mint coins and seawater was boiled to obtain salt. A metaphor for being good at developing natural resources.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhù shān zhǔ hǎi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jyu3 saan1 jyu2 hoi2
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
