Chinese idioms like 「跫然足音」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.
Here, we present the idiom 「跫然足音」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Footsteps: the sound of footsteps. Originally it meant living in a desolate and lonely place for a long time and feeling happy about someone’s sudden visit. It is often used to refer to a rare visitor.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qióng rán zú yīn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
kung4 yin4 juk1 yam1
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