4 characters Idiom and proverb 17 336

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Let’s dive into the idiom 「唱沙作米」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

A metaphor for passing off the fake as the real or passing off the inferior as superior.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chàng shā zuò mǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

cheung3 sa1 jok3 mai5

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