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Let’s learn about the idiom 「菩薩低眉」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

Look down at people like a Bodhisattva. Used to describe a person’s face as kind and gentle.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

pú sà dī méi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

pou4 saat3 dai1 mei4

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