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The idiom being introduced now is 「正經八百」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
① Serious and earnest. ②Just worthy of the name.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhèng jīng bā bǎi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jing3 ging1 baat3 baak3
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