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We’re presenting the idiom 「懸車告老」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
It refers to retiring from office and living at home. Same as “retirement by hanging up the carriage”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xuán chē gào lǎo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yun4 che1 gou3 lou5
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