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We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「官運亨通」, with its explanation below.

In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「官運亨通」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.

Official luck: luck in officialdom. Prosperous: smooth. It means a smooth career and rising status.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

guān yùn hēng tōng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gun1 wan6 hang1 tung1

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