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Here’s the idiom 「遣詞立意」, with its definition and practical application described below.

Refers to the words and ideas used when writing or speaking. Same as “choice of words and expression of meaning”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qiǎn cí lì yì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hin2 chi4 lap6 yi3

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