Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「魚尾雁行」, explained here.
Here, we present the idiom 「魚尾雁行」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
It refers to the formation of marching military ships, with one ship in the middle and the other ships arranged on both sides in a V-shape, like a fish tail or a formation of geese.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yú wěi yàn háng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yu4 mei5 ngaan6 haang4/hong4/hang4
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.
