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The idiom being introduced now is 「詭雅異俗」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

It is contrary to harmony, elegance and correctness, and contrary to common customs. It is called heresy.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

guǐ yǎ yì sú

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gwai2 nga5 yi6 juk6

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