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We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「持之有故」.

The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「持之有故」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.

Hold: to hold an opinion, to advocate; have reason: have basis. It means that the views and opinions held have certain basis.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chí zhī yǒu gù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chi4 ji1 yau5 gu2/gu3

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