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Let’s dive into the idiom 「犀頂龜文」. Its definition and application are outlined below.
The top of the head has a protruding bone like a rhinoceros horn, and there are turtle back patterns on the soles of the feet. In the old days, this was what was called the appearance of a noble person.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xī dǐng guī wén
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sai1 ding2/deng2 gwai1 man4
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