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Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「臨水登山」 today for free with this guide.

Today, we explore the idiom 「臨水登山」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Lin: arrive, approach. The original intention was to reach the water’s edge and climb the mountain, describing the farewell scene. It now also refers to visiting scenic spots.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

lín shuǐ dēng shān

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

lam4 seui2 dang1 saan1

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