4 characters Idiom and proverb 18 467

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Let us introduce the Chinese idiom 「添磚加瓦」, with its explanation and usage provided below.

It is a metaphor for doing some work and doing one’s best.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tiān zhuān jiā wǎ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tim1/tim3 jyun1 ga1 nga5

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