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Character combinations make words; words evolve into idioms. Learn 「刀光劍影」 today with this free Chinese resource.

The Chinese idiom 「刀光劍影」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.

The flashes and shadows of swords could be seen faintly. Describes an environment full of dangerous atmosphere.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dāo guāng jiàn yǐng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dou1 gwong1 gim3 ying2

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