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Here is the Chinese idiom 「九間朝殿」, along with its meaning and how it is used.

The hall where the emperor was worshipped by officials. Space refers to the distance between two columns. Nine rooms refers to the width of the hall. Also known as the “Nine-Room Hall”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiǔ jiān cháo diàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gau2 gaan1 jiu1 din6

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