Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「投壺電笑」, as shown below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「投壺電笑」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Later it became a metaphor for lightning without rain.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tóu hú diàn xiào
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tau4 wu2/wu4 din6 siu3
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.

