Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「鬥水活鱗」. Learn its usage below.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「鬥水活鱗」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
A metaphor for receiving a small amount of funding to resolve the immediate crisis.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dòu shuǐ huó lín
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dau3 seui2 wut6 leun4
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
