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Let’s learn about the idiom 「箕山之志」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

In the old days, it was used to praise people who were unwilling to serve as officials in troubled times. Same as “Jishan Festival”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jī shān zhī zhì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gei1 saan1 ji1 ji3

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