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Let us introduce the Chinese idiom 「恭默守靜」, with its explanation and usage provided below.

Mo: to be silent; Shou: to abide by, to maintain. Be silent respectfully, don’t speak, and keep quiet.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

gōng mò shǒu jìng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gung1 mak6 sau2 jing6

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