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Today’s idiom is 「矜平躁釋」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

It means being calm and well-mannered.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jīn píng zào shì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ging1 peng4/ping4 chou3 sik1

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