4 characters Idiom and proverb 29 397

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We’re presenting the idiom 「顛三倒四」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

Describes speaking and doing things in a chaotic and disorderly manner.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

diān sān dǎo sì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

din1 saam1 dou2 sei3

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