Chinese idioms like 「風行革偃」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.
Here’s the idiom 「風行革偃」, with its definition and practical application described below.
The grass falls down when the wind blows. A metaphor for the influence of moral culture and education on people.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fēng háng gé yǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fung1 haang4/hong4/hang4 gaak3 yin2
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