Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「顛沛流離」, with more below.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「顛沛流離」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
Dianpei: falling down, a metaphor for poverty and setbacks; Liuliu: wandering. Dispersed due to famine or war. Describes a difficult life and wandering around.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
diān pèi liú lí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
din1 pui3 lau4 lei4
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