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This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「文從字順」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

Cong: obey, submit; Shun: smoothly. Refers to the fluency of the article.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wén cóng zì shùn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

man4 chung4 ji6 seun6

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