After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「鋌而走險」. Meaning and usage are below.
Learn about the idiom 「鋌而走險」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
ding: the way of walking in a hurry; take risks: rush to a dangerous place. Refers to taking risky actions when there is no other way out.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dìng ér zǒu xiǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ding3 yi4 jau2 him2
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.
