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Today’s idiom is 「別有滋味」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
The original meaning is that there is a kind of sadness and sorrow that others cannot understand, referring to the pain of losing one’s country. Later, it generally refers to the mood and connotation of literature and art, which has a kind of moving beauty and interest.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bié yǒu zī wèi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bit6 yau5 ji1 mei6
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