4 characters Idiom and proverb 28 732

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Here’s the idiom 「藏怒宿怨」, with its definition and practical application described below.

Zang and Su: to remain. Keep anger and resentment inside. Refers to harboring resentment that lasts a long time.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

cáng nù xiǔ yuàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chong4 nou6 suk1 yun3

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