Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「令行如流」.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「令行如流」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
It means that the implementation of commands is as quick and smooth as water flowing downward.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
lìng háng rú liú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ling6 haang4/hong4/hang4 yu4 lau4
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.
