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Introducing the Chinese idiom 「清鍋冷竈」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
No food or drink. Often used to describe a poor and deserted scene. Same as “clean the stove and keep it cool”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qīng guō lěng zào
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ching1 wo1 laang5 jou3
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