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This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「操刀製錦」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

A metaphor for taking up political office.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

cāo dāo zhì jǐn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chou1 dou1 jai3 gam2

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