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Here, we present the idiom 「源頭活水」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Original metaphor: The more you read, the clearer you understand. It now also refers to the driving force and source of the development of things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yuán tóu huó shuǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yun4 tau4 wut6 seui2
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