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In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「神經過敏」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.

①Symptom name. The sensory function of the nervous system is abnormally sharp, and most patients with neurasthenia have this symptom. ② Generally refers to being suspicious and prone to making a fuss out of nothing.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shén jīng guò mǐn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

san4 ging1 gwo3 man5

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