4 characters Idiom and proverb 21 987

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We’re presenting the idiom 「勤勤懇懇」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

Describes being hardworking and down-to-earth. It also describes the appearance of diligence.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qín qín kěn kěn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

kan4 kan4 han2 han2

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