4 characters Idiom and proverb 6 819

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This introduction highlights the idiom 「匡其不逮」, with its meaning and examples explained below.

Kuang: to correct. Dai: to reach, to arrive at. Unable to reach: a place that cannot be reached. Provide correction or assistance for areas that are not met. Also written as “寬所缺”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

kuāng qí bù dǎi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hong1 kei4 bat1 dai6

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