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Here’s the idiom 「發蒙解縛」, with its definition and practical application described below.
To enlighten the ignorant: to enlighten the ignorant; to release the ignorant: to remove the restraints. It means to enlighten the ignorant and free them from bondage.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fā méng jiě fù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
faat3 mung4 gaai2 bong2
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