Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「凍浦魚驚」, explained here.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「凍浦魚驚」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Refers to the story of Wang Xiang of Jin lying on the ice to catch carp. Later it became a symbol of filial piety.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dòng pǔ yú jīng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dung3 pou2 yu2 geng1
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
