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Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「馬首欲東」, explained here.

Today’s idiom is 「馬首欲東」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

Refers to returning eastward; returning.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

mǎ shǒu yù dōng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ma5 sau2 yuk6 dung1

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