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We’re presenting the idiom 「鴉巢生鳳」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
A phoenix was born in the crow’s nest. It is a metaphor for talented people produced from poor families.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yā cháo shēng fèng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
a1 chaau4 saang1/sang1 fung6
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