4 characters Idiom and proverb 8 476

We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「行者讓路」, with its usage explained below.

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「行者讓路」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

People walking give way to each other. It means that everyone is humble and polite.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

háng zhě ràng lù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

haang4 je2 yeung6 lou6

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.