4 characters Idiom and proverb 21 709

Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「順水人情」, with details below.

The idiom being introduced now is 「順水人情」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

Take advantage of opportunities to give people benefits. It also refers to favors that don’t require any effort.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shùn shuǐ rén qíng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

seun6 seui2 yan4 ching4

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