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鱼肠雁足 — “Refers to a letter or written correspondence”

鱼肠雁足 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to a letter or written correspondence”. Literally, “fish entrails and goose feet”.

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鱼肠雁足 Pronunciation and Pinyin

鱼肠雁足 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
鱼
yú8aquatic vertebrate with gills and fins
肠
cháng7intestine, sausage, feelings
雁
yàn12migratory water bird
足
zú7foot, sufficient, full

Example Sentence with 鱼肠雁足

自从他离家远行后,我们之间的鱼肠雁足便成了彼此最大的慰藉。
Since he traveled far from home, our letters became our greatest comfort to each other.

Idioms Related to 鱼肠雁足

Synonyms of 鱼肠雁足

  • yú鱼fēng封yàn雁tiē帖letters and correspondence
  • yú鱼jiān笺yàn雁shū书letters and correspondence
  • yú鱼cháng肠chǐ尺sù素a brief letter

More idioms starting with 鱼

  • yú鱼yǔ与xióng熊zhǎng掌two desirable but unobtainable things
  • yú鱼shū书yàn雁xìn信letters and correspondence
  • yú鱼shū书yàn雁tiě帖letters and correspondence
  • yú鱼shū书yàn雁bó帛Letters or correspondence
  • yú鱼chuán传chǐ尺sù素send a love letter
  • yú鱼shēng升lóng龙mén门Achieve great success or rise to high position
  • yú鱼xiàn县niǎo鸟cuàn窜precarious and vulnerable situation
  • yú鱼dà大shuǐ水xiǎo小too many demands for too few resources
  • yú鱼wěi尾yàn雁xíng行military or naval V-formation
  • yú鱼bó帛hú狐shēng声Fabricate omens to manipulate public opinion
  • yú鱼bó帛hú狐gōu篝Fabricate omens to manipulate public opinion

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Questions about 鱼肠雁足

What does 鱼肠雁足 mean?

鱼肠雁足 (yú cháng yàn zú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to a letter or written correspondence”.

How do you pronounce 鱼肠雁足?

鱼肠雁足 is pronounced yú cháng yàn zú in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 鱼肠雁足 literally mean?

Literally, 鱼肠雁足 means “fish entrails and goose feet”. It is used to mean “refers to a letter or written correspondence”.

What is the Chinese definition of 鱼肠雁足?

泛指书信。

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