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This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「金貂換酒」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

Take off the crown and exchange it for fine wine. Describes the act of not observing etiquette and indulging in drinking.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jīn diāo huàn jiǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gam1 diu1 wun6 jau2

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