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This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「樂而不荒」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

Refers to expressing emotions in a restrained manner. Same as “enjoy life without debauchery”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

lè ér bù huāng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

lok6/ngok6 yi4 bat1 fong1

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