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We’re presenting the idiom 「意味深長」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

Meaning: mood, interest. The meaning is profound and thought-provoking.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yì wèi shēn zhǎng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yi3 mei6 sam1 cheung4

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