Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「大廈將顛」.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「大廈將顛」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
It is a metaphor for a critical situation that is on the verge of collapse.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dà shà jiāng diān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
daai6 ha6 jeung1 din1
The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.
