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Today’s idiom is 「絕後光前」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

Jue: to cut off; Guang: to glorify, to expand. It has expanded what our predecessors could not do and accomplished what our later generations will find difficult to accomplish. Describes great achievements or outstanding accomplishments.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jué hòu guāng qián

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jyut6 hau6 gwong1 chin4

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