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Here is the Chinese idiom 「芻蕘之言」, along with its meaning and how it is used.

Chu Luo: A person who cuts grass and collides firewood. The words of the mower and firewood collector. Refers to the shallow words used by ordinary people. Also used as a humble word by the speaker.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zōu yáo zhī yán

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

cho1 yiu4 ji1 yin4

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