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Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「淵渟嶽峙」 below.

The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「淵渟嶽峙」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.

It means that a person’s character is as deep as the abyss of water and as towering as a mountain.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yuān tīng yuè zhì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yun1 ting4 ngok6 ji6

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