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Here is the Chinese idiom 「敬恭桑梓」, along with its meaning and how it is used.
Jinggong: respect, love; mulberry tree and catalpa tree, trees often planted next to houses in ancient times, serve as a metaphor for hometown. Someone who loves and respects his hometown.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jìng gōng sāng zǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ging3 gung1 song1 ji2
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