Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「風行水上」, with details below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「風行水上」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
The metaphor is natural and fluent, not pretentious.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fēng háng shuǐ shàng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fung1 haang4/hong4/hang4 seui2 seung6
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
