4 characters Idiom and proverb 27 355

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This feature highlights the idiom 「錦心繡腸」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

Describes a person who has beautiful writing skills, intelligence and talent.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jǐn xīn xiù cháng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gam2 sam1 sau3 cheung2

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