Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「一瀉萬裏」, detailed below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「一瀉萬裏」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
It describes the water of a river flowing straight down, fast and far. Same as “a rapid decline”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yī xiè wàn lǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yat1 se3 maan6 leui5
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
