4 characters Idiom and proverb 17 614

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Today’s idiom is 「強死賴活」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

The metaphor is very forced. Same as “die with the strong and live with the strong”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qiáng sǐ lài huó

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

keung4 sei2 laai6 wut6

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