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Today’s idiom is 「集思廣益」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

Si: thinking, opinion; Guang: expand. It means to concentrate the wisdom of the masses and widely absorb useful opinions.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jí sī guǎng yì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jaap6 si1 gwong2 yik1

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