4 characters Idiom and proverb 14 907

Character combinations make words; words evolve into idioms. Learn 「乘高決水」 today with this free Chinese resource.

We’re presenting the idiom 「乘高決水」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

Taking advantage of the high terrain, they broke the dam and released the water. A metaphor for little effort and great results.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chéng gāo jué shuǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sing4 gou1 kyut3 seui2

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