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Let’s learn about the idiom 「修舊起廢」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
Originally it meant to compile poetry and books, and promote rites and music. Later it was extended to mean repairing the old one. Make use of waste.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xiū jiù qǐ fèi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sau1 gau6 hei2 fai3
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