Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「河清人壽」. Explanation below.
Introducing the idiom 「河清人壽」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.
According to ancient legend, the water of the Yellow River becomes clear once every thousand years, and this is used to describe a person’s longevity.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hé qīng rén shòu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ho4 ching1 yan4 sau6
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
