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This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「東山高臥」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
It is a metaphor for living in seclusion and leading a leisurely life.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dōng shān gāo wò
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dung1 saan1 gou1 ngo6
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