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Introducing the Chinese idiom 「鬥筲穿窬」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.

Shao: a bamboo container that holds twelve liters. Dou Shao: refers to a person who has a narrow mind and shallow knowledge. Wear: through the wall.窬: climb over the wall.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dòu shāo chuān yú

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dau3 saau1 chyun1 yu4

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