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We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「無傷大雅」, with its explanation below.

Here’s the idiom 「無傷大雅」, with its definition and practical application described below.

Daya: One of the components of “The Book of Songs”, here it refers to elegance, refinement and generosity. It means that although there is an impact, it does not hinder the main aspects.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wú shāng dà yǎ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

mou4 seung1 daai6 nga5

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