Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「冠蓋如雲」, with more below.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「冠蓋如雲」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
Crown and canopy: refers to the crown, robes and car covers of benevolent officials, used as a nickname for officials. Used to describe the presence of many officials.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
guàn gài rú yún
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gun3 goi3/koi3 yu4 wan4
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.

