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Here is the Chinese idiom 「生公說法」, along with its meaning and how it is used.
Sheng Gong: Zhu Daosheng, an eminent monk in the late Jin Dynasty, was known as Sheng Gong. Zhu Daosheng’s explanation of Buddhism could make even a stubborn stone nod its head. If someone who is well versed in the metaphor comes to explain it personally, he will be able to make the point thoroughly and move people.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shēng gōng shuō fǎ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
saang1/sang1 gung1 syut3 faat3
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