Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「左右逢源」 below.
Discover the idiom 「左右逢源」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
Feng: to meet; Yuan: water source. There is plenty of water everywhere. Originally it meant to have broad appreciation and be able to cope with things with ease. Later it is also used to describe doing things easily and smoothly.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zuǒ yòu féng yuán
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jo2 yau6 fung4 yun4
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