4 characters Idiom and proverb 9 245

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The featured idiom 「忘其所以」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

It means to forget one’s proper manners due to being too excited or proud.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wàng qí suǒ yǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

mong4 kei4 so2 yi5

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