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The idiom 「嫋嫋餘音」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.

Niao Niao: graceful and melodious. Echo: endless sound. It describes the melodious and pleasant sound that lingers and echoes in the ears after the music ends. Same as “lingering sound”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

niǎo niǎo yú yīn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

niu1 niu1 yu4 yam1

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