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Let’s learn about the idiom 「跋胡疐尾」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

A metaphor for being in a dilemma.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bá hú dì wěi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bat6 wu4 ji3 mei5

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