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Free Chinese learning materials for you! This series uncovers idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning. Let’s break down 「山遙水遠」 and its usage.

Learn about the idiom 「山遙水遠」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.

It means the road is long.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shān yáo shuǐ yuǎn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

saan1 yiu4 seui2 yun5

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.