Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「休牛散馬」.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「休牛散馬」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
Releasing the military cattle and horses indicated the cessation of the war.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xiū niú sàn mǎ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yau1 ngau4 saan2 ma5
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
