4 characters Idiom and proverb 8 565

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Here is the Chinese idiom 「伯歌季舞」, along with its meaning and how it is used.

Bo: eldest brother; Ji: younger brother. The elder brother sang and the younger brother danced. A metaphor for the close relationship between brothers.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bó gē jì wǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

baak3 go1 gwai3 mou5

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