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This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「遺聞瑣事」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Refers to rumors left over from previous generations or predecessors that are little known to the public, mostly referring to those that are not found in official records. Same as “Lost stories and anecdotes”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yí wén suǒ shì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
wai4 man4 so2 si6
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