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Let’s dive into the idiom 「堅甲利刃」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

Describes elite troops. Same as “strong armor and sharp weapons”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiān jiǎ lì rèn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gin1 gaap3 lei6 yan6

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