4 characters Idiom and proverb 27 685

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This feature highlights the idiom 「龍鳴獅吼」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

A metaphor for a deep and majestic voice.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

lóng míng shī hǒu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

lung4 ming4 si1 hau1

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