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Today’s idiom is 「秦失其鹿」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

Deer: A metaphor for the throne. A metaphor for losing the throne.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qín shī qí lù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

cheun4 sat1 kei4 luk2

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