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Today, we explore the idiom 「引鬼上門」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
A metaphor for attracting bad people.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǐn guǐ shàng mén
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yan5 gwai2 seung5 mun2
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