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This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「綿綿瓜瓞」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

Mianmian: the appearance of continuity; Die: small melon. Just like a continuous vine with many melons of different sizes growing on it. Quoted to wish prosperity to descendants.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

mián mián guā dié

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

min4 min4 gwa1 dit6

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