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Here is the Chinese idiom 「能掐會算」, along with its meaning and how it is used.

Can count with fingers. Refers to the ability to predict the future.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

néng qiā huì suàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

nang4 haap3 wui5 syun3

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