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Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「松柏寒盟」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

A metaphor for a friend in need.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

sòng bǎi hán méng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sung1 paak3 hon4 mang4

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