4 characters Idiom and proverb 24 777

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We’re presenting the idiom 「跼地籥天」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

Refers to a look of panic. “籥” was the same as “籥” in ancient times, meaning lock key.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qú dì yào tiān

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

guk6 dei6/dei2 yeuk6 tin1

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