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Here, we present the idiom 「節用愛民」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Save money and care for the people.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiē yòng ài mín

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jit3 yung6 oi3 man4

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