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Here’s the idiom 「雉頭狐腋」, with its definition and practical application described below.

A fur coat made from pheasant heads and fox armpits. Describes someone who dresses elegantly and lives a luxurious life.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhì tóu hú yè

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ji6 tau4 wu4 yik6

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