Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「滅景追風」, explained here.
Let’s dive into the idiom 「滅景追風」. Its definition and application are outlined below.
Can’t see the shadow, but can catch up with the wind. Used to describe a horse running very fast. Jing, same as “ying”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
miè jǐng zhuī fēng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
mit6 ging2 jeui1 fung1
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.

