4 characters Idiom and proverb 28 579

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The idiom being introduced now is 「斷頭將軍」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

metaphor for a general who resists resolutely and refuses to surrender even until his death.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

duàn tóu jiāng jūn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tyun5 tau4 jeung1 gwan1

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