4 characters Idiom and proverb 28 556

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Let’s dive into the idiom 「斷袖餘桃」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

Refers to homosexuality between men. Same as “the habit of cutting sleeves”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

duàn xiù yú táo

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tyun5 jau6 yu4 tou2

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