4 characters Idiom and proverb 24 913

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This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「銅山鐵壁」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

Describes a solid defense. A metaphor for a strong and trustworthy person.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tóng shān tiě bì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tung4 saan1 tit3 bik1

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