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Let’s dive into the idiom 「矯國更俗」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

Correct state affairs and reform outdated customs. Same as “correct the country and reform customs.”

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiǎo guó gèng sú

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

giu2 gwok3 gang3/gaang1 juk6

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