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渡河香象 — “To describe commentary or writing that is profound”

渡河香象 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe commentary or writing that is profound”. Incisive, and thorough, deeply penetrating the subject matter. Literally, “elephant crossing a river by treading the bottom”.

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渡河香象 Pronunciation and Pinyin

渡河香象 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
渡
dù12cross over
河
hé8river
香
xiāng9fragrant or delicious
象
xiàng12elephant; image; phenomenon

Example Sentence with 渡河香象

教授的讲座内容深入浅出,见解独到,真可谓渡河香象。
The professor's lecture content was profound yet easy to understand, with unique insights, truly like an elephant treading the river bottom.

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Synonyms of 渡河香象

  • xiāng香xiàng象dù渡hé河profound insight or penetrating commentary

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What does 渡河香象 mean?

渡河香象 (dù hé xiāng xiàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe commentary or writing that is profound”.

How do you pronounce 渡河香象?

渡河香象 is pronounced dù hé xiāng xiàng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 渡河香象 literally mean?

Literally, 渡河香象 means “elephant crossing a river by treading the bottom”. It is used to mean “to describe commentary or writing that is profound”.

What is the Chinese definition of 渡河香象?

渡:横渡江河。大象过河,脚踏河底。形容评论文字精辟透彻

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