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Helping you learn Chinese for free is our aim. This idiom and proverb series offers phrases with great depth and versatility. Let’s look at 「嘉言善行」 and how to use it.

The featured idiom 「嘉言善行」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

Jia: good and beautiful. Good words and good behavior that are educational.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiā yán shàn háng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ga1 yin4 sin6 haang4/hong4/hang4

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