We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「熊經鳥引」, explained below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「熊經鳥引」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
An ancient method of guiding and maintaining health. It looks like a bear climbing a branch or a bird stretching its legs. Same as “熊經鳥申”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xióng jīng niǎo yǐn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hung4 ging1 niu5 yan5
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.
