jau4 saan1 wun6 seoi2遊山玩水游山玩水
Jyutpingjau4 saan1 wun6 seoi2
Yaleyàuh sāan wuhn séui
Definition
To travel around and enjoy natural scenery, especially mountains and rivers.
colloquialtravelnature
How it's used
This idiom carries a relaxed and leisurely tone, implying a trip taken purely for pleasure rather than for business or necessity. It is often used to describe the lifestyle of retirees or people on a long vacation who have the time to explore nature slowly. Unlike formal travel, it emphasizes the experience of being in the outdoors rather than the destination itself.
Examples
He really enjoys traveling around to scenic spots after retiring.
Where do you plan to go for a scenic trip this weekend?
Related words
Common phrases
to enjoy traveling to scenic spots
to have free time to go sightseeing in nature
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
