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This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「鐘靈毓秀」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
Zhong: to condense, to concentrate; Yu: to raise. It condenses the spiritual energy between heaven and earth and breeds outstanding people. It refers to the beautiful mountains and rivers and the emergence of many talented people.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhōng líng yù xiù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jung1 ling4 yuk1 sau3
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