the mountains are high and the water wide(shān yáo shuǐ yuǎn)

the mountains are high and the water wide

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ā NY á Oshu ǐ Yu ǎ n, which means the road is far away. It comes from Yu Bao Du by Yang Wujiu of Song Dynasty.

Idiom usage

I have heard of the general for a long time.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: long mountains and wide rivers; Antonyms: close at hand

The origin of Idioms

Yang Wujiu's poem "yubaodu" in Song Dynasty: "it's easy to see, where you can be, far away from mountains and rivers, and there's no sound book." Yuan Gaoming's Pipa story Nanpu bid farewell: "lady, are you worried about the distant mountains and rivers? I don't care about the distance. "

Idiom explanation

The road is far away.

Chinese PinYin : shān yáo shuǐ yuǎn