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This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「梳雲掠月」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

Refers to women dressing up. “Cloud” refers to the shape of a bun, and “moon” refers to a woman’s appearance.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shū yún luě yuè

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

so1 wan4 leuk6 yut6

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