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Here, we present the idiom 「螽斯衍慶」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Katydid: a name of an insect that lays a lot of eggs; yan: to continue; qing: to celebrate. In the old days, it was used to wish for many descendants.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhōng sī yǎn qìng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jung1 si1 yin2/hin2 hing3
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