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The idiom 「穿雲裂石」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.

It pierces through the clouds and cracks the rocks. Describes a high-pitched and loud voice.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chuān yún liè shí

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chyun1 wan4 lit6 sek6

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