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Let us introduce the Chinese idiom 「飲河滿腹」, with its explanation and usage provided below.
It is a metaphor that people should be content and greed will do no good.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǐn hé mǎn fù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yam2 ho4 mun5 fuk1
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.

