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Let’s dive into the idiom 「距人千里」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

Describes a person who is extremely arrogant, unwilling to get close to others or who leaves no room for negotiation. “Ju” means “reject”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jù rén qiān lǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

keui5 yan4 chin1 lei5

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