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The idiom being introduced now is 「萬應靈丹」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

A miraculous medicine that can cure all kinds of diseases. A metaphor for a method that can solve various difficult problems.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wàn yīng líng dān

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

maan6 ying3/ying1 ling4 daan1

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