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Here, we present the idiom 「鴻泥雪爪」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

A metaphor for the traces left by the past. Same as “a wild goose’s footprints in the snow and mud”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

hóng ní xuě zhǎo

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hung4 nai4 syut3 jaau2

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