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The idiom being introduced now is 「超以象外」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
Yi: Usage is the same as “yu”. Beyond the physical image. Used to describe the majestic and transcendent artistic conception of poetry. It also refers to the fantasy of being out of touch with the world and detached from reality.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chāo yǐ xiàng wài
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chiu1 yi5 jeung6 ngoi6
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