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Here, we present the idiom 「若敖之鬼」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Ruoao: refers to the Ruoao clan of the Chu State during the Spring and Autumn Period. The ghost general of the Ruo’ao clan had no one to worship him because his clan was destroyed. It is a metaphor for having no descendants and no one to offer sacrifices to.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
ruò áo zhī guǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yeuk6 ngou4 ji1 gwai2
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