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The featured idiom 「刁鬥森嚴」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.
Diao Dou: An instrument used by soldiers during ancient times to tell time or sound the alarm by striking it at night. Strict: to discipline and regulate. Tight defense. Describes the military camp as being heavily guarded.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
diāo dòu sēn yán
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
diu1 dau3 sam1 yim4
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