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Here, we present the idiom 「斷羽絕鱗」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Stop writing letters. Feathers and scales, like fish and geese.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

duàn yǔ jué lín

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tyun5 yu5 jyut6 leun4

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