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This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「鞭長不及」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
It means beyond one’s ability.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
biān zhǎng bù jí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bin1 cheung4/jeung2 bat1 kap6
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