We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「鴻飛霜降」, explained below.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「鴻飛霜降」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
The wild geese are migratory birds, returning home in late autumn every year, when the frost begins to fall, so the word “swan” is used to refer to the change of seasons and the passing of years.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hóng fēi shuāng jiàng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hung4 fei1 seung1 gong3
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
