4 characters Idiom and proverb 4 475

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The featured idiom 「心腹之憂」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

It’s like a stomach disease. Refers to a fatal disease in the body. A metaphor for a serious hidden danger.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xīn fù zhī yōu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sam1 fuk1 ji1 yau1

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