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The featured idiom 「甑塵釜魚」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.
Dust accumulated in the steamer and bookworms grew in the pot. Describes the situation of being poor and without food for a long time. It also refers to the honest and self-disciplined officials.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zèng chén fǔ yú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jang6 chan4 fu2 yu2
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