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The featured idiom 「望風而降」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.
Wind: trace. Surrender: surrender. When you see the enemy’s shadow, you will surrender. Describes an army with no morale.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wàng fēng ér jiàng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
mong6 fung1 yi4 gong3
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