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The featured idiom 「金紫銀青」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.
Jinzi: gold seal and purple ribbon. Silver and blue: silver seal, blue ribbon. Refers to the seal worn by high-ranking officials. Refers to high-ranking officials.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jīn zǐ yín qīng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gam1 ji2 ngan2/ngan4 ching1/cheng1
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