We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「雄飛雌伏」, explained below.
The idiom being introduced now is 「雄飛雌伏」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
Male flying: a metaphor for being vigorous and enterprising; female lying: a metaphor for hiding and not being enterprising. You must be ambitious and not do nothing.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xióng fēi cí fú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hung4 fei1 chi1 fuk6
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.
