Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「遠山芙蓉」, with more below.
Today, we explore the idiom 「遠山芙蓉」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Distant mountains: describes a woman’s eyebrows as green as distant mountains. Hibiscus: It is a metaphor that a woman’s face is as beautiful as a hibiscus flower. A metaphor for a woman’s beauty.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yuǎn shān fú róng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yun5 saan1 fu4 yung4
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
