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Our focus this time is on the idiom 「君子協定」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
An agreement concluded by both parties without written signatures but only through verbal promises or exchange of letters has the same effect as a written treaty. It was originally used in international affairs, and later it was also used as a pre-agreed set phrase. Also known as a “Gentleman’s Agreement”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jūn zǐ xié dìng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gwan1 ji2 hip3 ding6
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