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Here, we present the idiom 「披麻救火」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Wearing sackcloth to put out the fire. It is a metaphor for bringing disaster upon oneself.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
pī má jiù huǒ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
pei1 ma4 gau3 fo2
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