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This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「知羞識廉」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
Shame: ashamed. Lian: integrity and shame. Refers to people who know shame and integrity. Describes being well-educated.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhī xiū shí lián
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ji1 sau1 sik1 lim4
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