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Today, we explore the idiom 「刀鋸鼎鑊」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Knife and saw: ancient instruments of torture, also referring to cutting and amputation; cauldron and wok: ancient cooking utensils, also referring to cooking. Refers to ancient torture instruments. It also refers to various kinds of torture.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dāo jù dǐng huò
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dou1 geu3 ding2 wok6
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