4 characters Idiom and proverb 8 493

Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「行雲流水」 and how it’s used.

Let’s learn about the idiom 「行雲流水」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

Describes an article as being natural and unconstrained, like floating clouds and flowing water.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

háng yún liú shuǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

haang4/hong4/hang4 wan4 lau4 seui2

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