4 characters Idiom and proverb 13 920

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Today, we explore the idiom 「珍禽奇獸」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Zhen: precious; Qi: special. Rare birds and rare animals.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhēn qín qí shòu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jan1 kam4 kei4 sau3

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