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The idiom 「半身不遂」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.
Sui: same as “sui”, meaning to obey. Originally the name of a medical disease, it refers to the inability to turn half of the body freely. Sometimes it is used to metaphorically say that some parts of a poem are good, some parts are bad, and that it is not balanced enough.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bàn shēn bù suí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bun3 san1 bat1 seui6
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