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Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「下阪走丸」—details below.

Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「下阪走丸」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

阪: slope; 丸: bullet. Roll the projectile down a slope. A metaphor for speaking swiftly and fluently.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xià bǎn zǒu wán

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ha6 baan2 jau2 yun4/yun2

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