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The idiom 「量鑿正枘」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
It refers to the process of carpenters measuring the size and shape of the holes in an object and then making tenons to fit it. It is a metaphor that one should speak and act based on reality.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
liàng záo zhèng ruì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
leung4/leung6 jok6 jeng3/jing3 yeui6
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