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Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「垂範百世」 below.

Learn about the idiom 「垂範百世」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.

Chui: spread. Fan: model. It means that the shining example or great spirit will be passed on forever.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chuí fàn bǎi shì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

seui4 faan6 baak3 sai3

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