4 characters Idiom and proverb 19 909

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The idiom being introduced now is 「彘肩鬥酒」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

Describes the heroic spirit.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhì jiān dòu jiǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ji6 gin1 dau3 jau2

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