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This introduction highlights the idiom 「百舍重趼」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
Every hundred miles, hard skin will grow again on the old skin on the soles of your feet. Describes a long journey which is very tiring. Also known as “Hundreds of Houses in Heavy Cocoons”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bǎi shě zhòng jiǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
baak3 se3 jung6/chung5/chung4 gaan2
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