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Here is the Chinese idiom 「納屨踵決」, along with its meaning and how it is used.

Na: to wear; Ju: shoes; Zhi: heel; Jue: to break. I put on my shoes and broke the heel. Describes ragged clothing.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

nà jù zhǒng jué

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

naap6 geui3 jung2 kyut3

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