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We’re presenting the idiom 「反正撥亂」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

To govern a chaotic world and restore stability and normalcy.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fǎn zhèng bō luàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

faan2 jing3 but6 lyun6

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