4 characters Idiom and proverb 5 104

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Today’s idiom is 「犬牙相製」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

Control: restrain. Refers to the connection of land boundaries, like jagged edges, which can restrain each other.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

quǎn yá xiàng zhì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hyun2 nga4 seung2 jai3

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