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The idiom 「鷦巢蚊睫」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.

Extremely subtle. “Wu” is pronounced the same as “Jiao”. Refers to the scorch borer.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiāo cháo wén jié

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jiu1 chaau4 man1 jit6

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