4 characters Idiom and proverb 4 625

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The featured idiom 「文弱書生」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

Weak: elegant but weak. A scholar with elegant looks and a frail body.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wén ruò shū shēng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

man4 yeuk6 syu1 sang1

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