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This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「函蓋乾坤」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Buddhist term. Originally meant to be merged seamlessly. Later it refers to words, poetry or prose that are in line with the truth or to the mind being focused and free of distractions.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hán gài qián kūn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
haam4 goi3/koi3 gon1 kwan1
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