4 characters Idiom and proverb 10 474

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Today’s idiom is 「典謨訓誥」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

① The collective name for “The Canon of Yao”, “The Instructions of Yu the Great”, “The Edict of Tang” and “The Instructions of Yi” in “The Book of Documents”. ②Generally refers to classic texts.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

diǎn mó xùn gào

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

din2 mou4 fan3 gou3

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