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Learn about the idiom 「初發芙蓉」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
Hibiscus: lotus. Newly opened lotus flowers. It is a metaphor for poetry that is fresh and elegant. It also describes a woman with natural beauty.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chū fā fú róng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cho1 faat3 fu4 yung4
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