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The featured idiom 「行同能偶」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

Only when character is the same can talents be equal.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

háng tóng néng ǒu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

haang4/hong4/hang4 tung4 nang4 ngau5

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