4 characters Idiom and proverb 5 236

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For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「以文亂法」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

Wen: refers to the Confucian classics. He quoted Confucian classics and criticized state laws.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yǐ wén luàn fǎ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yi5 man4 lyun6 faat3

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