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Introducing the idiom 「亡國之器」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.
Refers to utensils such as chopsticks and jade cups, which were used as symbols of arrogance and extravagance leading to the downfall of a country in ancient times.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wáng guó zhī qì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
mong4 gwok3 ji1 hei3
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