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Today, we explore the idiom 「池魚堂燕」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

A metaphor for innocent people suffering misfortune.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chí yú táng yàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chi4 yu2 tong4 yin3

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