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Today, we explore the idiom 「垂耳下首」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Just like bowing one’s head and listening submissively, it describes being docile and obedient.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chuí ěr xià shǒu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
seui4 yi5 ha6 sau2
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