Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「雨蓑煙笠」, as shown below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「雨蓑煙笠」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
The straw raincoat and hat are worn by fishermen to protect against rain. It also refers to fishermen.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǔ suō yān lì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yu5 so1 yin1 lap1
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
