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The featured idiom 「大筆如椽」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.
Rafters: Wooden strips placed on the purlins that support the roof. A pen as big as a rafter. Describes a famous article. Also refers to famous writers.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dà bǐ rú chuán
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
daai6 bat1 yu4 chyun4
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