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The idiom 「青裙縞袂」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.

Blue cloth skirt and plain clothes. Refers to the clothes of poor women. Refers to peasant women and poor women.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qīng qún gǎo mèi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ching1/cheng1 kwan4 gou2 mai6

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