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Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「拉家帶口」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

Taking care of the whole family (mostly refers to being burdened by family members).

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

lā jiā dài kǒu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

laai1 ga1 daai3/daai2 hau2

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