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Here, we present the idiom 「愛才如渴」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Talent: wise and talented person. Admiring talented people and desiring them eagerly is like being thirsty and eager to drink water.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

ài cái rú kě

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

oi3 choi4 yu4 hot3

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