Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「燕巢幙上」—details below.
Here’s the idiom 「燕巢幙上」, with its definition and practical application described below.
The swallows built their nests in the tent. A metaphor for a very dangerous situation. Same as “the swallow builds its nest in the curtain”.幕, same as “幕”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yàn cháo mù shàng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yin3 chaau4 mok6 seung6
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
