Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「居高臨下」, explained below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「居高臨下」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Occupy a high place and look down. Describes a very advantageous terrain.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jū gāo lín xià
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
geui1 gou1 lam4 ha6
Chinese idioms are limitless in number and diversity, presenting endless learning opportunities. These tools are here to help you embrace the beauty of the language.
